Churches

Since the Middle Ages, churches have traditionally been places of sanctuary: protection for those fleeing prosecution. The Trump administration upended that protection last week with an executive order allowing immigration agents to enter churches, school and hospitals.

The city of New London has placed a lien on the collapsed First Congregational Church due to unpaid bills. Pastor James Lavesque had promised to repay the city for demolition costs but instead has told lawyers to cite issues with an insurance company and a lapsed policy.

The Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island proposed a $200 million fund for settlements to be paid to hundreds of clergy sex abuse survivors.

Guns are being transformed into garden tools by a group called Swords to Plowshares Northeast.

The inaugural class of eight high school students, who are residents of either Long Island, Brooklyn or Queens, were each awarded $10,000.

A federal judge ruled this week that the Prayer Tabernacle Church of Love and Cathedral of the Holy Spirit has to vacate its premises and other properties it owns by January 7.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said next week he will lift the state’s restriction on the number of people who can gather at houses of worship.Lamont had…

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many people overwhelmed with medical bills. This crisis inspired a local church organization to do something about it. The…

Last week, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont remarked that he needed to work with Black-led churches on education initiatives that would help Black…

Bishop Lawrence Provenzano of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island plans to head to the border to help migrants in the caravan claim asylum.Provenzano…