As a priest, I am called to serve as a guardian and custodian of religious symbols, such as the Cross, the Bible and the Church. I am also called to interpret and help others interpret these symbols ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Recent eruptions of violence over Confederate symbols like the rebel flag have prompted impassioned national debates — and not just in the public arena. Churches, too, are ...

Vashti Murphy McKenzie is the first female bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and a symbol of the evolving changes in the ministry and the church’s mission. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.