BALTIMORE -- In recent years, our communities have seen violent crimes committed in or around sacred places like schools, hospitals, places of worship, and funerals. But Tuesday, two Maryland ...
ANNAPOLIS. THE BILL IS SIMILAR TO HATE CRIME LAWS. IN THIS CASE, IT ALLOWS A JUDGE TO ADD JAIL TIME TO A CONVICTION BASED ON WHERE A VIOLENT CRIME TOOK PLACE. SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP ...
(RNS) — 'This year we received nearly 500 applications, up 31% from last year,' said Rachel Hildebrandt, director of the National Fund for Sacred Places. (RNS) — Two dozen historic faith communities ...
The oldest Catholic church in Scranton, the Nativity of Our Lord Church, recently held its final Mass. For 120 years, it stood as a cornerstone of city’s South Side, a space where generations gathered ...
Most of the 356,000 churches, synagogues, mosques and other religious congregations in the United States conduct worship services on weekends but supply social services all week long. Sadly, the older ...
Churches and other historic houses of worship in Indiana can now apply for the Sacred Places Indiana Fund grant program. The program is designed to help congregations with restoration and maintenance ...
INDIANAPOLIS — More than $2 million in grants have been awarded to 14 congregations across the state to address “significant capital needs at their historic houses of worship.” Indiana Landmarks ...