Where there were two, there is now one. On Aug. 20, the congregations of Unity of Las Vegas and Unity Center in the Valley voted unanimously to merge. The merge was due to the retirement of Unity Center in the Valley’s minister, the Rev. Sophia Falke. The merged churches are known as Unity of Las Vegas.
Purging evil from a chamber of death — that was the purpose of a Roman Catholic priest’s recent visit to the Mandalay Bay hotel room from which a gunman unleashed the Oct. 1 massacre.
The Mormon church’s gradual embrace of the digital age for missionaries took another step forward as the religion announced it is nearly doubling the missions where technology is allowed and swapping out tablets for smartphones.
There was fear. There was confidence. There was rejection. There was acceptance.
It was a fashion show unlike most — actually, just about any — others.
Yes, we are #VegasStrong. So put it in song. Now you’ve got “Vegas Strong in Song: A Concert of Healing and Love,” that aims to be a balm for the soul of a city grappling with sorrow and shock.
Masjid Ibrahim Islamic Center welcomed people of all faiths and backgrounds Monday night. Before their last prayer, they remembered victims of the Oct. 1 attack at the Route 91 Harvest festival that killed 58 people and injured nearly 500.
A federal judge in Wisconsin has struck down as unconstitutional a law that gives clergy tax-free housing allowances, in a ruling that could have far-reaching ramifications for religious leaders who have fought for years to keep the substantial financial benefit.
A couple of hundred people had filled the parking lot of Masjid As-Sabur by 10 a.m. on a recent Sunday.
Worship services around the Las Vegas Valley over the weekend reflected on the Oct. 1 mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival.
Members of Central Church in Henderson packed a Saturday evening service devoted to remembering shooting victims, praying for the injured, honoring first responders and working through grief.
Some members of Congregation Ner Tamid gathered Friday night to celebrate Sukkot. Some sought comfort after Sunday night’s shooting. But many came because it’s Sabbath.
As Southern Nevada clergy take to the pulpit this weekend, they’ll face congregants for whom the initial shock of the shootings Sunday at the Route 91 Harvest Festival is beginning to move into its next stage.
Mormon President Thomas S. Monson, 90, won’t attend this weekend’s church conference because of deteriorating health — marking the first time in more than a half century that the longtime church leader won’t deliver spiritual guidance at the important twice-yearly event.
Actor Steve McQueen, who personified cool during his nearly two decades as a Hollywood superstar, retreated from the glamor and excesses of the movie scene late in his short life and embraced Christianity.
