NEW YORK ‒ The Rev. Juan Carlos Ruiz led a grave procession around a Brooklyn block on Good Friday. About 60 people ‒ with a mariachi group ‒ walked near the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

NEW YORK (RNS) — After years of scrambling to preserve the community and the church’s mission during renovations, the church now wants to get back to its social justice work. NEW YORK (RNS ...