Bethany Lutheran, with Swedish roots, has endured since 1879

ESCANABA – What started as the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Escanaba, with 35 Swedish members, has developed ...

Syracuse University dean takes job as president of university in Indiana

A Syracuse University dean will step down from his role to serve as president of an Indiana university. Vice President and Dean of Hendricks Chapel Rev. Brian E. Konkol will leave SU to lead ...
The Christian Post on MSN

Lutheran group leading Somali outreach in Minnesota warns against sharing the Gospel 'unless a person is dying'

As the Trump administration prepares to deploy 100 ICE agents to Minnesota, home to an estimated 87,000 people with Somali ...
The New York Times

A Gay Woman Becomes New York’s Lutheran Bishop

The Rev. Dr. Katrina Foster became known for her work with struggling parishes. She says young people who are experiencing an “epidemic of loneliness” are turning to the church. By James Barron Good ...

Death toll climbs to 5 in South African temple building collapse

The death toll in last week’s building collapse at the site of a Hindu temple in South Africa has risen to five, and ...
The New York Times

Trump Says South Africa Is Not Invited to G20 Summit in U.S. in 2026

The president did not attend this year’s annual gathering in South Africa, which has been a frequent target of his attacks. By John Eligon Reporting from Johannesburg President Trump said on Wednesday ...
Daily Maverick

Charismatic churches in court to fight attempt to ‘decimate freedom of religion in South Africa'

Proposed government regulation of churches “will decimate freedom of religion in South Africa”. So says the the South African Church Defenders (SACD), a Christian advocacy movement that promotes ...
Star Tribune

5 takeaways from our investigation into the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church in Duluth

Our investigation of a little-known church community in northeastern Minnesota started with something that has become depressingly familiar: child sex abuse. The Minnesota Star Tribune and ProPublica ...
YDR

Historic Union Lutheran Church in York could be demolished for affordable housing project

Plans were presented at the Rotary Club of York Nov. 19 meeting for an affordable housing project at the current site of the historic Union Lutheran Church, 408 W. Market Street, York, according to a ...
ProPublica

5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into How Leaders of a Minnesota Church Community Enabled a Child Abuser

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every ...
Star Tribune

Editor’s note: How we reported on ‘forgive and forget’ investigation

Last December, Jessica Lussenhop, a reporter with ProPublica, received a tip about child sexual abuse within the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community in Duluth. Days earlier, Clint Massie, who ...
ProPublica

Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.

This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around ...