Built by Polish immigrants in 1882, St. Laurentius Roman Catholic Church stood tall at the corner of Berks and Memphis Streets in Philadelphia, eventually welcoming hundreds of worshipers to its ...

The church pews where Francisca Lino and her family had sat for services every Sunday are now empty. Though she once sought sanctuary in the Chicago church to avoid deportation, this time “not ...

Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora, continues the worship series “The Birth of the Church: Becoming the ...

Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora, continues the May-June worship series “The Birth of the Church: ...

When I finally got to synagogue, I entered the dark, empty sanctuary. I opened the doors ... the spiritual practice of meditating in an empty church. That adolescent moment had been the last ...

His latest project is The Sanctuary, at 4600 Enders ... the site of the former Eastern Hills Bible Church, one he thinks will appeal to both “empty nesters” and young professionals just ...

The church was nearly empty due to the holiday ... Members filled the sanctuary with song and praise, but the images from Thanksgiving night were still burned into their memory.

For several years, St. Anna parishioners and artisans had worked over and upgraded the vast empty space of the ... opened the doors to our new sanctuary and church building.” ...