Mask or no mask: Gilbert church finds new ways to please all congregants

A church in Gilbert is updating its mask policy to try to make members on both sides of the issue feel safe in their place of worship. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen reports.

San Jose church fined $2M; other California churches open doors following new ruling

The justices said for now California can’t continue with a ban on indoor church services, but it can limit attendance to 25% of a building’s capacity and restrict singing and chanting inside.

So-called 'QAnon Shaman' to get organic food in jail following judge's ruling

A lawyer for the so-called QAnon Shaman had asked a court to provide his client with food, or place him on pre-trial release as an alternative.

'God is on your side': Group of US Catholic bishops call for support, defend LGBT youth against bullying

Declaring “God is on your side,” a Roman Catholic cardinal, an archbishop and six other U.S. bishops are declaring their support for LGBT youth and denouncing the bullying often directed at them.

Joe Biden attends service at St. Matthews

President-Elect Joe Biden - who is making history as the nation's second Catholic president - attended services at St. Matthew the Apostle Cathedral in DC ahead of the Inauguration on Wednesday.

Pope Francis says women can read at Mass, but still can't be priests

Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, while reaffirming they cannot be priests.

Pop-up evangelical concerts continue in LA despite COVID-19 restrictions

Christian outreach events organized by Evangelical volunteer pastor Sean Feucht continue in the Los Angeles area despite COVID-19 restrictions.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sued for alleged role in Boy Scouts sex abuse

The church "must be held accountable in order to bring healing and closure to Mormon victims of childhood sexual abuse," Hurley McKenna & Mertz, a law firm that focuses on church sex abuse, said in a statement.

A pandemic Christmas: Churches and borders shut

Curfews, quarantines and even border closings complicated Christmas celebrations Friday for countless people around the globe, but ingenuity, determination and imagination helped keep the day special for many.

8 abuse suits filed in Arizona against Boy Scout councils, survivor speaks out

Eight lawsuits allege that Boy Scout leaders in Arizona had sexually abused children dating back decades, signaling what is expected to be a flood of lawsuits in the state before the end of the year for childhood sex abuse victims who now are 30 years of age or older.

Churches preparing for scaled down Christmas mass amid worsening COVID-19 pandemic

For churches, Christmas is a busy time of year as they prepare for large services or masses. The worsening COVID-19 pandemic, however, changed all that.

NIH Director tells churches to stay closed as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rise in US

His warning comes after a national group that represents more than 20,000 evangelical Christian health care professionals recently urged churches to halt in-person services as coronavirus cases surge across the United States.

Justices order review of California virus rules for churches

The high court's unsigned order Thursday, with no noted dissent, leaves the California restrictions in place for now.