Former drug addicts and convicts are often left to fend for themselves, but at the United Congregation of Yahweh in Milton, they are welcomed with open hearts and open arms. Pastor Lee Horne ...

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The modern American visionary upended tradition with this Chicago-area church, whose imposing exterior houses an airy, ...

A spectrum of practices can be interpreted as sanctuary policies, but most jurisdictions with the label generally do not allow local jails to hold immigrants accused of committing crimes beyond ...

The conversion of this former church building in South Chicago made sports programs possible at the charter school.

Priests, congregants, friends and family follow the casket holding the Rev. Jim Callahan as they make their way out of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Worthington on Friday. Callahan, a retired ...

Eight years ago, when a newly inaugurated President Trump cracked down on illegal immigration, many U.S. houses of worship became houses of refuge. Just days after his second swearing-in, the tide ...

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Leaders in one Southern California city fed up with the state's immigration policies have voted to become a "non-sanctuary" city and ignore the state's sanctuary laws. The resolution was approved ...

“Congregations are not just safe spaces, those are sacred spaces. This feels like a desecration.” New Sanctuary Movement has been alerting church leaders that the change in policy does not mean ICE ...