The police said there were “multiple stabbing victims” on Sunday night. Information on a motive or a possible suspect were not immediately available.
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Tag Archives: Churches (Buildings)
Staying Apart, But Praying Together
As the coronavirus surges again, houses of worship in New York struggle to serve their communities safely.
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25 Years in Prison for Man Who Burned Down 3 Black Churches in Louisiana
Holden Matthews, 23, said he had set fire to the churches in order to raise his profile among ‘‘black metal” musicians, prosecutors said.
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Greek Orthodox Priest Wounded in Lyon, France, Shooting, Reports Say
An unknown assailant walked up to the priest as he was closing his church and shot him before fleeing the scene, according to French media reports. Authorities warned people to avoid the area.
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Why a New Abortion Ban in Poland is Causing a Furor
The ruling party has tried and failed in the Parliament to restrict abortion. Now the courts it controls have done it, instead, sparking the biggest protests since the government came to power.
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Cuomo’s Virus Crackdown Angers Catholics, Who Say They’re Singled Out
Church leaders, who have clashed with the governor before, said that Catholics have followed mask and social-distancing rules.
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The Long, Worthwhile Search for the Five Black Women of Grace Baptist Church
The names of the five Black founders of a church in Mount Vernon, N.Y., seemed lost to history — until a student journalist stepped in.
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Texas Man Sentenced to Five Years for Planting Bombs in Beaumont
Jonathan Matthew Torres “preyed upon Beaumont,” terrifying residents days after a bomb spree in Austin, federal officials said.
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Volunteer Confesses to Starting Fire at Nantes Cathedral
French prosecutors have charged the man, a Rwandan refugee, with arson. He had been questioned and released earlier in the investigation.
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With Tourists Gone, St. Patrick’s Cathedral Pleads for Help
The Manhattan landmark is struggling to pay its bills while the pandemic keeps visitors and Midtown workers away.
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At Old St. Pat’s, a History of Defiance
A pink brick wall protected the basilica in NoLIta last month during days of civil unrest, just as it did during riots two centuries ago.
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San Gabriel Mission Is Badly Damaged by Fire
The fire broke out one day after $200,000 in renovations had been completed at the church, which is more than 200 years old.
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Churches Were Eager to Reopen. Now They Are a Major Source of Coronavirus Cases.
The virus has infiltrated Sunday services, church meetings and youth camps. More than 650 cases have been linked to reopened religious facilities.
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Black and Latino Churches Offer Prayers, Hope and Coronavirus Testing
A public health program takes free tests and fellowship to communities in New York that have been devastated by Covid-19.
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Trump’s Visits to Church and Shrine Draw Fierce Rebukes From D.C. Clergy
The Episcopal bishop Mariann Edgar Budde and the Catholic Archbishop Wilton Gregory said the president was using holy sites as political props.
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Amid Riots and a Pandemic, Church Attendance Resumes in ‘a Very Broken World’
In communities across the country, congregations that had sequestered for months to avoid the coronavirus ventured forth at a social distance in search of comfort.
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Firing a Salvo in Culture Wars, Trump Pushes for Churches to Reopen
President Trump threatened to overrule states that refuse to open places of worship. The White House could not explain how he has that power, and legal experts said he did not have such authority.
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Trump Orders States to Allow Places of Worship to Open, Though He Has No Authority To
President Trump has always been an unlikely champion of evangelical and conservative religious voters, and by speaking out, he put himself out front on an issue important to them at a time when his support has been eroding.
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Church That Defied Coronavirus Restrictions Is Burned to Ground
A message at the scene that said, in part, “Bet you stay home now,” has led the police in Mississippi to suspect arson.
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How a Queens Pastor Tends to His Flock From Six Feet Away
After recovering from the coronavirus, the Rev. Peter Purpura found a way to bring the church directly to his people.
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Most Churches Are Taking the Coronavirus Seriously
Pastors who ignore coronavirus restrictions grab headlines. But most are being very careful about worship during the pandemic.
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Coronavirus Reopenings: Many Churches Consider Plans to Pray in Person
Many churches across the country, closed for physical worship for nearly two months, are contemplating what’s next.
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If Liquor Stores Are Essential During the Coronavirus Pandemic, Why Isn’t Church?
The new conundrums created by the coronavirus can be addressed by some very old materials: the principles of the First Amendment.
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