Religion Archives

New brokerage helps houses of worship figure out their futures

As religious denominations grapple with declining memberships and revenue, many need expertise they lack internally. Enter Releven Realty

Orange t-shirts in the pews reflect a solidarity across Indigenous and immigrant cultures on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Kimberly Heath says United Church of Canada members’ tendency to think of the congregation as ‘big is not helping us today’

Imam Sikander Hashmi, the new executive director of the Canadian Council of Imams, speaks about his ambitions for Canadian Muslims

Older Canadians are keeping volunteer organizations running, but burnout looms as younger generations stay away

Police said Friday they are investigating this week’s stabbing of an elderly Jewish woman at an Ottawa grocery store as a hate crime

The United Church’s leaders are bullish on the church’s plans for growth, while skeptics say its secular message is its problem

Nuns declare allegiance to an excommunicated ultra-conservative priest who has rejected the validity of all popes since the death of Pius XII in 1958

Hindu nationalism and its politics of fear has an emotional appeal for some Hindus, sources said. But most said it was personally unimportant to them

The Anglican Church of Canada’s new leader spoke with Canadian Affairs about his goals for the organization amidst concerning trends