The rule was introduced by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1954 when he was serving as the U.S. Senate majority leader.

The lawsuit argues that the five parishes shouldn't have to pay 80% while the Vatican reviews merger appeals filed by ...

The 1954 Johnson Amendment (the law barring all nonprofit organizations like churches from engaging in partisan politics) has ...

As word spread among Catholics that immigration agents were visiting places of worship to carry out deportations, the pews ...

Two neighbouring churches will be turned into live music venues, despite objections from local residents.Norwich City Council ...

The Internal Revenue Service made a statement on Monday that would allow churches to support political candidates of their ...

After a few days of collection, donations dropped off at some central Ohio churches for flood relief will soon be on their ...

Nor was it just that right-wing ministers were expressing Republican-shaped views about everything from LGBTQ rights to tax laws from the pulpit. Outside church walls, the massive ecosphere of ...

Whereas in most African American circles, the church is not only a worship venue. It is the place where people can come to ...

"Ours is not a blue or red diocese, but a purple one, and above all, a Christian one." 2 News Oklahoma's Braden Bates shares ...

Many children may never see the inside of a church. Cultural shifts have left a generation often seeking faith, but not ...

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