Maui wildfires: Mormon church confirms 5 Latter-day Saints among those dead
The Mormon church said four of the members were part of the same family.
Fremont synagogue evacuated after possible threat: Police
A synagogue in Fremont was evacuated Friday after a possible bomb threat was made, police said.
Summer camp in Petaluma gives Jewish children of color a haven to be different together
One camper, from Oakland, has a white Jewish mother and a father who is Black and Muslim. Another was adopted in Uganda by a white Jewish woman; they now live in Montana.
Antioch church group, trapped in Niger amid coup, returns home
An 11-person church missionary group from Antioch is finally back home after becoming trapped in the West African country of Niger amid a military coup.
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office denies forcibly removing arrested woman's hijab
The Santa Clara Sheriff's Office denied Saturday that one of its deputies forcibly removed a hijab of a Muslim woman that was arrested and booked in a Milpitas correctional facility.
San Francisco Catholic archdiocese may declare bankruptcy over child abuse lawsuits, archbishop says
The Catholic archbishop of San Francisco says the Archdiocese may seek bankruptcy protection because of claims for child sexual abuse filed against it.
The Pittsburgh synagogue gunman will be sentenced to death for the nation’s worst antisemitic attack
The gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community and killed 11 worshippers has been sentenced to death.
7 in 10 US adults believe in angels, AP poll finds
More than astrology, reincarnation, and the belief that physical things can have spiritual energies.
Sinéad O'Connor's death at 56 not 'treated as suspicious': police
A cause of death for O'Connor remains unknown.
Faithful rally to place cross back on Albany hill in church-and-state debate
A small group of people held a rally to support an effort to return a large cross to a hilltop in Albany.
6 recovering after large tree branch crashed church group's picnic in Santa Rosa
Two church groups gathered at Spring Lake Park for a Bible study and barbeque when they described hearing a cracking sound and only having seconds to dodge or escape serious injury from a falling tree branch.
Pope's pick to head Vatican office handling sex abuse allegations is 'troubling,' group says
A U.S. group that tracks sex abuse allegations in the Catholic church says Pope Francis' pick for a watchdog office in the Vatican is a "troubling choice."
'Parish of social justice': Oakland's St. Columba says 'love is love,' vocally supports to LGBTQ community
A Catholic Church in the East Bay has formed its identity on welcoming LGBTQ members.
Supreme Court backs designer who objects to making gay couples’ wedding websites
In a defeat for gay rights, the court ruled 6-3 for designer Lorie Smith despite a Colorado law that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, gender and other characteristics.
Supreme Court makes big decisions with more to come: Here's what to know
The Supreme Court is expected to announce major decisions Friday on Biden's student loan forgiveness program and a case that impacts gay rights.
Praise be to AI: Hundreds attend church service generated by ChatGPT
Hundreds of German Protestants attended a church service in Bavaria that was generated almost entirely by artificial intelligence.
Sacramento taqueria allegedly used priest to get confessions of workplace 'sins'
The owners of multiple Sacramento taquerias will have to shell out thousands in damages to former employees and fines after they were busted hiring an alleged priest to spy on workers and extract confessions of workplace "sins."
Detroit pastor cuffed outside his church during ‘church jacking'
A Detroit pastor was handcuffed outside of his own church as someone else tried to take over the building. The biggest issue, he says, is how police treated him.
Protesters gather as Dodgers host Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on Pride Night
After a month-long debate that drew national headlines, the Dodgers are hosting the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on the team's LGBTQ+ Pride Night.
Gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that killed 11 found guilty on all charges
Robert Bowers was convicted on Friday in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. Jurors must now decide whether he should be sent to death row or sentenced to life in prison without parole.