An Illinois church is facing criticism for displaying a Nativity scene that depicts baby Jesus with his hands zip-tied and guarded by figures styled as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents ...

Chicago — Vandals decapitated and smashed the statue of Mary in an Evanston church’s outdoor Nativity scene Friday, and the church responded, according to an associate minister, by replacing it with a ...

Supporters of the displays say the Bible is on their side, but critics call the scenes sacrilegious and politically divisive, ...

An ecclesiastical court in the Anglican Church in North America has acquitted a Chicago-area bishop who was accused of violating church laws by mishandling a sex abuse case and allowing men with ...

A church court in the Anglican Church in North America has acquitted a bishop of charges of failing to carry out his duties.

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Some Illinois churches held services Sunday in defiance of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's coronavirus orders limiting ...

Bishop Ron Hicks from the Diocese of Joliet is in the running to replace Timothy Cardinal Dolan at the Archdiocese of New ...

The pastor of an Illinois church was shot and killed during a service Sunday morning, according to the Maryville Police Department. CBS Affiliate KMOV reports that a gunman opened fire after 8:00 a.m.

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As governors make plans for reopening businesses and allowing gatherings with social distancing guidelines in place, claims have surfaced that churches in Illinois will be closed for a year. An ...

The Mattoon pastor who is accused of sharing child porn has been “immediately suspended” from his church, officials said.