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Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 6:09 PM PDT
This is the first in a small series taking a closer look at the steps local churches are taking to promote faith amid the restrictions on worship.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2020 at 8:10 PM PDT
|By Steve Timko
The church filed suit May 22 against Gov. Sisolak, Attorney General Ford and Lyon County Sheriff Hunewill charging the cap on religious gatherings violated its First Amendment rights for freedom of religion.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2020 at 1:11 PM PDT
A fire early Saturday destroyed the rooftop and most of the interior of a California church that was undergoing renovation to mark its upcoming 250th anniversary celebration.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 9:03 PM PDT
|By Scott Sonner
Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend the state’s 50-person cap on religious gatherings.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 4:42 PM PDT
|By SCOTT SONNER/Associated Press
A federal judge ruled against churches in Las Vegas and Lyon County seeking court orders to lift the 50-person cap on worship services.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 4:45 PM PDT
|By Terri Russell
Now that Nevada businesses are slowly opening, many are having to find new ways to conduct business. The same goes for churches facing the prospect of opening their doors.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2020 at 11:13 PM PDT
|By SCOTT SONNER/Associated Press
Nevada's attorney general is urging a federal judge in Reno to deny an order sought by leaders of Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley.
Updated: May. 24, 2020 at 10:55 AM PDT
|By AP
The judges in the majority wrote that the state can use unusual powers as it deals with a “contagious and often fatal disease.”
Updated: May. 15, 2020 at 10:06 PM PDT
|By Kurt Schroeder
190 pastors around the state of Nevada have signed a letter for Governor Steve Sisolak asking him to adjust his plans to reopen the state. On Friday, the governor said he will not amend Phase 1.
Updated: May. 14, 2020 at 8:21 PM PDT
|By Staff
Church leaders committed to following CDC guidelines in their in-person services.
8-Day Forecast
Updated: Mar. 14, 2020 at 10:33 AM PDT
|By DAVID CRARY/AP National Writer
Hispanics now account for 40% of all U.S. Catholics, and a solid majority of school-age Catholics.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2019 at 4:00 PM PST
|By Sgt. 1st Class Erick Studenicka/Nevada National Guard
People can expect to see changes like facial hair and headdress as the Nevada National Guard makes religious accommodations.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2019 at 9:14 AM PST
|By DAVID CRARY/AP National Writer
Around the world, deadly attacks on houses of worship took place with relentless frequency in 2019. In all, hundreds of worshippers were killed at churches, mosques, synagogues and temples.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2019 at 6:10 PM PDT
|By AP
The Utah-based faith said in a news release Wednesday that president Russell M. Nelson will speak Sunday.
Updated: May. 6, 2019 at 11:15 AM PDT
|By Staff
The city says Father Grace will be remembered for his charitable work, specifically his desire to see no one go hungry in South Lake Tahoe. He started “Bread and Broth” in 1989. That program gave people in the area hot, nutritious, meals every week.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2019 at 10:55 AM PDT
|By AP
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are preparing for more changes.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2019 at 11:55 AM PST
|By Tabnie Dozier
At Second Baptist Church, off Oddie Boulevard, you'll find not just the current and associate pastors, but one who's retired and refusing to stop helping others.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2019 at 1:27 PM PST
|By AP
The New Jersey cardinal was defrocked Saturday after being found guilty by the Vatican of sex abuse,
Updated: Feb. 3, 2019 at 10:18 AM PST
|By AP
Pope Francis has landed in Abu Dhabi on the first papal trip ever to the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam.
Updated: Dec. 25, 2018 at 12:19 PM PST
|By CNN/AP
Addressing tens of thousands of tourists, pilgrims and Romans in St. Peter's Square, Francis says Tuesday that the universal message of Christmas is that "God is a good Father and we are all brothers and sisters."
Updated: Oct. 13, 2018 at 9:53 AM PDT
|By AP
A Turkish court on Friday convicted Brunson of having links to terrorism and sentenced him to just over three years in prison.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2018 at 2:50 PM PDT
|By AP
Russell M. Nelson says the church's name "is not negotiable."
Updated: Oct. 6, 2018 at 9:36 AM PDT
|By BRADY McCOMBS/Associated Press
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' twice-yearly conference began Saturday morning and runs through Sunday.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2018 at 9:14 AM PDT
|By SEAN MURPHY/Associated Press
Universal Society of Hinduism President Rajan Zed will visit Oklahoma on Monday as part of his effort to pray before lawmakers across the U.S
Updated: Apr. 14, 2018 at 9:59 AM PDT
|By AP
The delegation is beginning the Africa portion of its trip sooner than planned.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2018 at 2:20 PM PDT
|By AP
The Scientology Network will debut on at 8 p.m. eastern on Monday although it was not made clear what kind of programming the network will feature.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2018 at 11:06 AM PST
|By AP
Bishop George Leo Thomas, who takes over for retiring Bishop Joseph Pepe, says he wants to promote an agenda of "compassion and care."
Updated: Mar. 3, 2018 at 9:10 AM PST
|By Staff
The Mary "Mother of the Church" feast will be celebrated on the Monday following Pentecost. This year, it falls on May 21.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2018 at 2:08 PM PST
|By CNN/Associated Press
Following a funeral service before 2,000 people, the Rev. Billy Graham's family has placed flowers on his casket at a private interment ceremony.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2018 at 9:38 AM PST
|By AP
The churches responsible for the site issued a joint statement on Sunday bemoaning a "systematic campaign of abuse" against them.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2018 at 4:21 PM PST
|By AP
The release says that within minutes of receiving clot-busting drugs, Robertson was awake, responsive and able to move all his limbs.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2018 at 3:45 PM PST
|By AP
Several women cried as Francis left the Apostolic Nunciature and blessed their rosaries.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2018 at 4:58 PM PST
|By Terri Russell
It’s not unusual to hear contemporary music during church services. But what about music that goes back more than 300 years? That’s what St. John’s Presbyterian Church has done, and they have the instrument to do it.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2018 at 10:19 AM PST
|By AP
Thomas Monson died Jan. 2 at age 90 after nearly a decade leading the church. Approximately 11,000 people attended a funeral Friday.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2018 at 1:13 AM PST
|By CNN/AP
Thomas S. Monson, the 16th president of the Mormon church, has died after nine years in office. He was 90.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2017 at 11:15 AM PST
|By AP
District officials maintained the policy is legal. But the district's board voted unanimously Wednesday to suspend distributing flyers immediately.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2017 at 7:18 PM PST
|By SCOTT SONNER/Associated Press
Lawyers for Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley sent a letter to the Lyon County School District this week demanding equal access.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2017 at 5:20 PM PST
|By AP
Associate Pastor Mark Collins says people traveled from as far away as the East Coast to pray at the site of the shooting.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2017 at 1:34 PM PDT
|By BRADY McCOMBS/Associated Press
Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said in a statement that Hales died Sunday at 12:15 p.m. in a Salt Lake City hospital surrounded by his wife and family.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2017 at 9:33 AM PDT
|By AP
A member of a top governing body urged members to follow church teachings that marriage should be for heterosexual men and women.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2017 at 11:32 AM PDT
A letter from Pope Francis declaring the Rev. Stanley Rotheras blessed was read at a Mass in Oklahoma City, completing the beatification process.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2017 at 7:40 PM PDT
|By AP
Hinn was one of six television evangelists investigated by the Senate Finance Committee in 2007. Three years later, the six were cleared of any wrongdoing.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2017 at 1:52 PM PDT
|By AP
Holding a single candle, Francis processed down the center aisle of a darkened St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday, symbolizing the darkness that fell after Jesus' crucifixion on Good Friday
Updated: Apr. 6, 2017 at 4:46 PM PDT
|By AP
Hawkins said Thursday that Monson plans to resume his normal schedule and duties.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2017 at 9:47 PM PDT
|By Ben Winslow/KSTU
The 89-year-old leader of the Mormon faith was hospitalized the day after he appeared at LDS General Conference to announce five new temples being constructed around the world.