Coronavirus

The Supreme Court of Canada has turned down a request to appeal a decision regarding Ontario and British Columbia churches that are facing fines for violating pandemic restrictions.

A city in Idaho will pay $300,000 in a settlement with Christians arrested in 2020 for singing hymns outside as part of a protest against COVID-19 restrictions.

A trial has begun for a Florida man and his three sons who allegedly sold bleach solution as a cure for COVID-19.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch used a case on COVID-19 and immigration last week to blast the state and federal government response to the pandemic, calling it an intrusion on civil liberties and reminding his colleagues that churches were closed while casinos were allowed to stay open.

In 2022, Presbyterian Church (USA) lost more than 100 congregations and more than 53,000 members, according to the PCUSA Office of the General Assembly.

At least 18 Christian colleges in the United States closed their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The story behind “Heart by Max” begins during the lockdown days of COVID-19.

In May 2020, Obama-appointed Judge David Hale of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and allowed Maryville Baptist Church to hold in-person worship services. 

President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution on Monday to end the COVID-19 national emergency after three years.

The share of Americans who attend religious services at least monthly has declined slightly since the pre-pandemic year of 2019, according to a new Pew Research Center report that finds a change in habits among all religious Americans but especially among black Protestants.