Fiona Andre

Fiona Andre is a journalist with the Religion News Service.

Decline in American Christian Observance Has Slowed, Pew Study Finds

The Pew Research Center Religious Landscape Study’s 2023-24 edition, released on Wednesday (Feb. 26), points at changes in American religious observance, including those identifying as Christian, stabilizing after years of steady decline and growth of the religiously unaffiliated leveling off. 

A Brooklyn Church Hopes To Build on Its Parking Lot To Help Housing Crisis

St. Paul Community Baptist Church, and other churches located in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, are joining together in hopes of keeping the neighborhood accessible to low-income families.

119th Congress Adds 2 Hindus, 2 Nones, Remains Mostly Christian

A new Pew Research Center report on the religious composition of the 119th session of Congress, convening today for the first time, reveals that the majority of its members are Christian.

As Olympics Get Underway, French Catholics Hold Prayer Vigil for Athletes

“It got to my heart,” said Joseph Green, a sprinter from Guam.

In ‘Cops, Criminals and Christ’ Podcast, Undercover Cop-Turned-Pastor Shares His Story

Sutherland says his encounters with criminals, drug addicts and dealers helped him grow spiritually as much as his time serving parishioners did.

AME Official Jerome v. Harris Dies Under a Cloud of Alleged Corruption

The Rev. Jerome V. Harris, a retired general officer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, died in Memphis, Tennessee, on May 8. At his death, Harris was involved in a lawsuit with the denomination over alleged mishandling the church’s retirement pension funds.

Haitian Aid Workers Worry American Christians Donors Could Worsen Crisis

A network of five humanitarian organizations is working to convince American faith-based donors to shift their support away from funding for orphanages to focus on family-strengthening initiatives.

New York Catholic Workers Bring New Growth With Rooftop Garden

For decades the Catholic Worker movement has served meals at its two soup kitchens at Maryhouse and St. Joseph House in Manhattan’s East Village.

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