Church

Community and state leaders are calling for the public to fill out their census, if they haven’t done so already. Faith-based groups are also working to get the word out including the Rehoboth Church of God in Bloomfield. Church leadership has partnered together with local officials from the United States Census. “We need to ensure that every family, every...

Officials say about 30-percent of households in Connecticut have still not responded to the 2020 Census.

In New Haven, New Flame Restoration Church handed out boxes of groceries to families in need.

Throughout Bristol, church bells rang at exactly 4 p.m. Saturday. This marking the 100th day since COVID-19 first effected the city. People stood, respectfully listening and praying. “It’s a time of reflection but also a turning point as the seasons change and as we change phases that something better is coming,” said Bristol Mayor, Ellen Zoppo-Sasso. The bells marked...

Churches around the city coordinate a unified ringing of bells Saturday as people remember those lost to COVID-19.

Today marks 100 days since Bristol was first affected by coronavirus. So in an effort to bring the community together and provide hope, churches around the city asked people to briefly pause exactly at 4 o’clock for a solomn making of the occasion with the ringing of church bells.

As Connecticut continues reopening, for the first time in months churches are welcoming back parishioners. The Archdiocese of Hartford and the Diocese of Norwich are allowing limited in-person masses as of Monday. While some of the longtime traditions may look different, parishioners said they feel blessed to celebrate mass together once again. “It feels good to be back in the…

Numerous faith leaders are sharply criticizing President Trump’s photo-op outside of a Washington, D.C. church Monday after forcibly removing protesters from the area, saying he used the Bible as “a prop” to further his political agenda.

A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Over the dissent of the four more conservative justices, Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s four liberals in turning away a request from the...

At a press conference on Friday, President Donald Trump announced that he is immediately declaring places of worship as essential and threatened to “override” any governors that prevent them from opening this weekend. He did not not cite any specific authority to enforce the command.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he’s “heartbroken and furious” after a fire this week at a church that has challenged coronavirus restrictions. The fire is being investigated as arson, NBC News reports.

President Donald Trump and the Centers for Disease Control are reportedly at odds over pending guidelines that would help churches gather safely as the country reopens.

The Bridgeport Diocese has released guidance to its parishes on how to offer Mass outdoors with social distancing guidelines beginning on May 21. The diocese is offering two options. The first allows worshippers to attend Mass outside seated on chairs spaced appropriately for social distancing. Groups will be limited to no more than 50 congregants, and if the chairs are…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom had the right to ban church assemblies in the interest of public health during the coronavirus outbreak, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

The wealth of the Church of Bible Understanding in the United States has long stood in contrast with the shoddiness of its two children’s homes in Haiti, which have faced years of infractions and failed two state inspections

Members of a Chattanooga, Tenn., church gathered inside their church destroyed by a tornado to sing.

President Donald Trump is bringing faith leaders into a discussion about a phased-in return to broader in-person worship after weeks of religious services largely shifting online in response to the coronavirus pandemic

While most churches in Connecticut remain closed to the public, some are offering virtual and drive-in masses to commemorate the Easter holiday. Here are some churches in the state offering these special services. Shiloh Baptist Church in Bridgeport: The church will hold a drive-in mass at 9 a.m. at 500 Broad Street. Masks donated by Bob and Amy Stefanowski and…

Priests at St.-Vincent-de-Paul Church in Marseille live-streamed their Mass on Sunday to try to reach parishioners despite virus-related confinement measures.

Across the country, thousands of churches are having to change their plans for weekly Sunday service. In New Britain, Right Now Ministries created a new way to practice social distancing and hold services for their congregation. The church decided to move Sunday service outside and limit members’ distance between one another. The church also gave members the option to sit…