RELIGION

Congregation Beth Israel, which owns the historic funeral chapel in Hartford's Beth Israel Cemetery, still has not agreed to postpone the March 21st demolition date with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong's office.

The diocese recently reported 173 people have made credible allegations against 54 clergy between 1950 and 2022. But unlike the vast majority of U.S. dioceses, Worcester doesn't name the clergy accused of abuse.

An ancient key stashed in a produce bag, and passed down through the generations, made Sarah Dixwell Brown curious to learn more about it. She chronicled her path to discovering that her seven-greats-grandfather was among those men who signed the death warrant for King Charles I of England.

The director of the Springfield Diocese office that assists victims of clergy abuse is departing after making key changes in the way the diocese responds to victims and handles allegations. The diocese is conducting a national search to replace him.

With demonstrations by the Proud Boys and an increase in anti-Semitic rhetoric, some clinical therapists say they're noticing the stress and anxiety Jewish clients are feeling this year.

At least eight religious groups in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, from different faiths wrote more than 1,200 thank-you notes to public school employees thanking them for their work with students since the start of the pandemic.

The parents of commentator Madelaine Zadik only left Nazi Germany after her father had been in a concentration camp and her mother in prison. Zadik says she's finally beginning to understand why they waited as long as they did.

A popular TV show about the life of Jesus has some important lessons for us as we witness a rise in anti-semitism, says an Episcopal priest.

Guns are being transformed into garden tools by a group aligned with the Episcopal Church of Connecticut. Sword to Plowshares Northeast, which recently held an event in Springfield and several in Connecticut, sees blacksmithing as a response to America’s epidemic of gun violence.

Ghadir Alahmar said McDonald's employees intentionally served her food she didn't order and which violates her religion.