Believing no man should own another, in 1775 he built a Baptist church where Black and white, slave and free, could all worship together.” The Bull Run Baptist Church is no more, but in that ...

An exterior view of the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina, the church is the oldest African Methodist ...

Using smoke to communicate to the public whether a new pope has been elected is somewhat a recent tradition for the Catholic Church ... of the smoke — white (positive) and black (negative ...

King's comparatively easygoing approach, forged by Christian virtues, rubbed some Black ... of white domination. And still others were coaxed into Christendom, forced into routine prayer, church ...

Black smoke emerging from the chimney means the world's 1.4 billion Catholics don't yet have a new pope. White smoke means the cardinals have chosen a new leader of the church. Smoke signals have ...

For Monsignor Ray East and his brother Nathan, their faith feeds their music and their music feeds their faith.

Reporter Kevin Sack's new book is a history of Charleston's Emanuel AME Church, the oldest Black congregation in the South, ...

I wanted to learn more about this remarkable parish, and how it formed a thread that was connected to the rich legacy of my ...

As the papal conclave continues, onlookers from around the world will watch for smoke in Vatican City, eager for the first update on who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church. On the ...

waiting for black or white smoke to fill the sky. Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21. He was 88 years old. Following Francis' funeral, the Catholic Church's most senior officials will meet to ...