On a Friday night, families danced under pink and purple neon lights to the beat of an African band playing where the altar ...

Undertaken in a spirit of lament, withdrawal from holy communion is not a churlish act of division, but a penitent recognition of our existing fractures. It may be temporary withdrawal for a season, ...

The Church of England is looking into the options for people who cannot eat gluten or drink alcohol to receive holy communion.

Like every aspect of church architecture, there are deeper theological and liturgical reasons. The altar rail is a sign of ancient Church traditions with roots going back to the Old Testament.

Near the register at the Advent Shop, a 20-year-old Catholic religious goods store on Long Island, New York, a wooden table has been carefully arranged into a kind of altar. Stacked with book versions ...

After last Sunday’s worship, the altar table and Easter lilies were moved to make room for seven acupuncture chairs, arranged in a circle facing the central cross.

A Lutheran church in Minneapolis is taking practical steps to help its mostly Latino immigrant congregation deal with the uncertainty and stress of a Trump administration crackdown.

Clergy from across Philadelphia erected an altar in front of ICE headquarters on Thursday, decorating it with fruit, flowers, and crosses in a prayerful protest against the Trump administration ...

PHOENIXVILLE — The regular schedule for Pawling Independent Baptist Church, 400 Pawlings Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460, is ...

Workers from Rich Murray Granite and Marble Works lift the top piece of the altar Tuesday while moving it to the center of the sanctuary at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Champaign.