Across Houston, small churches have been struggling to keep people in the pews. Many places of worship are barely surviving as they hold weekend services for only a few dozen individuals.

HOUSTON — History was made on Thursday when Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago became the first American to be elected pope.

Current and former members claim Second Baptist deceptively changed its bylaws so Ed Young’s son could succeed him.

The church bells rang in downtown Houston, Texas, as Catholics, with hearts both heavy and grateful, came for comfort. At the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, parishioners mourned Pope Francis ...