(RNS) — When civil authorities, faced with a killer virus and the responsibility to contain it by limiting large gatherings, see humongous churches fashioned like theater auditoriums, no one should be ...

They were shielding the children who are also present within the church, moving them to safety. As horror and chaos erupted around them, worshippers at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ...

Houses of worship have faced various types of attacks throughout history, but such assaults are not relics of the past Statistically, attending a weekly worship service is a remarkably safe thing to ...

TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - Governor Abbott has ordered DPS to create a task force that will up security at religious spaces across the state. This in the wake of violence on houses of worship like what ...

On Sept. 28, 2025, at least four people were killed and eight others injured during a Sunday service at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Just a month ...

I had to take my sister to the hospital when she went into labor two weeks early. My husband was out of town on business, so that meant having my mother-in-law, “Ruth” watch our two girls, “Indigo,” 6 ...

Metro Detroit faith leaders are encouraging churches, mosques, synagogues and other houses of worship to review their security plans as area faithful feel shaken after two attacks targeting Michigan ...

James Densley has received funding from the National Institute of Justice, Joyce Foundation, and Sandy Hook Promise Foundation. Jillian Peterson has received funding from the National Institute of ...