PHOENIX – An ongoing fight in the Arizona House over what constitutes a real prayer has heated up again. The latest skirmish came last week after Democratic Rep. Athena Salman of Tempe delivered the ...

Should an invocation policy come to a vote at a future Ottumwa City Council meeting, it will likely have more than enough ...

Mayor Ellen Brabo said Monday’s city council meeting will begin with a moment of silence instead of an opening prayer. She ...

All eyes focused on the Rev. Joseph Tolton as he stood at the head of the City Council chamber and took over the microphone on a recent Wednesday just before the council passed a series of bills ...

La Crosse city council may end invocation prayer at meetings, sparking debate on religious practice. Decision expected at Jan ...

A public school board’s policy and practice of opening its public meetings with invocation was struck down by a federal appeals court. In Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Chino Valley Unified ...

The Carolina Panthers will receive a special blessing before taking on the Los Angeles Rams in the playoffs Saturday.

(RNS) What do atheists “pray” for? Municipalities around the country are finding out, as nonbelievers of all stripes — atheists, humanists, agnostics and other freethinkers — begin giving invocations ...

Last May, Charles Warren made a simple request of his fellow Brunwick County Commissioners – let's invite local clergy and religious leaders to give the prayer or invocation that opens each meeting.

A young woman carries a crucifix in the offertory during Mass at the international border in Nogales, Ariz., Oct. 23, as an offertory gift to recall migrants who have died in the deserts of Arizona.

All eyes focused on the Rev. Joseph Tolton as he stood at the head of the City Council chamber and took over the microphone on a recent Wednesday just before the council passed a series of bills ...