DETROIT — The FBI in January held an active-shooter prevention training at the same synagogue in West Bloomfield Township where a gunman Thursday rammed his truck into the building and then opened fire on the temple, exchanging gunfire with security guards before he was killed.

The training was designed to help staff and security personnel ...Read more

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Leaders of Temple Israel said all children, staff and congregants said they were safe Thursday after a gunman rammed a truck into the synagogue and opened fire before being killed in a violent exchange with security personnel.

In a message to members, temple officials said all 140 students in the Susan and ...Read more

DETROIT — The man who rammed a truck into the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township and started shooting appears to have acted alone, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Thursday evening.

Police had been actively searching for a possible second suspect linked to the attack on Temple Israel. At Shenandoah Country Club, ...Read more

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A gunman rammed his truck into a West Bloomfield Township synagogue Thursday afternoon and then opened fire on the temple, exchanging gunfire with security guards before he was killed.

The shooting happened before 1 p.m. at Temple Israel at 5725 Walnut Lake Road, west of Orchard Lake Road and east of Drake. ...Read more

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A gunman rammed his truck into a West Bloomfield Township synagogue Thursday afternoon and then opened fire on the temple, exchanging gunfire with security guards before he was killed.

The shooting happened before 1 p.m. at Temple Israel at 5725 Walnut Lake Road, west of Orchard Lake Road and east of Drake. ...Read more

DETROIT — Attacks on churches and places of worship have become more frequent, with two significant attacks in the Detroit and Flint region during the last year alone, before the attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Thursday.

FBI crime reports attacks or assaults against individuals at churches, synagogues, temples and mosques rose ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib and other Michigan members of Congress denounced the apparent attack on a Jewish temple in West Bloomfield Township on Thursday.

“The reports coming out of West Bloomfield are horrifying. I am praying for the safety of everyone at Temple Israel. No one should face violence anywhere, especially in a place...Read more

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — Shots were fired at a West Bloomfield Township synagogue Thursday afternoon after a vehicle rammed into the building's front door, prompting nearby schools to shelter in place and emergency officials to warn residents to avoid the area.

The incident happened before 1 p.m. at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, west ...Read more

DETROIT — Shots were fired at a West Bloomfield synagogue Thursday afternoon, prompting nearby schools to shelter in place and emergency officials to warn residents to avoid the area.

The synagogue is located at 5725 Walnut Lake Road, west of Orchard Lake Road and east of Drake. No injuries had been confirmed as of 1:40 p.m., according to ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Emanuel Shaleta from his role governing the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle of San Diego, Catholic officials announced one day after Shaleta’s arraignment on embezzlement charges.

His resignation was accepted in February and announced Tuesday, according to a ...Read more

MIAMI – When a man named Sergio messaged Pastor Jennifer LeClaire insisting she had promised him a personal phone call and prophetic counseling, she assumed it was a misunderstanding.

Though he was an avid follower of the South Florida pastor’s morning prayer broadcast on Facebook, LeClaire didn’t know him.

Sergio told LeClaire that he ...Read more

DETROIT — As southeast Michigan's Muslim community prepares to fast and pray during the holy month of Ramadan, they're also being warned.

Reports of increased enforcement and detainments by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that have led to bloodshed in Minnesota have some Muslims in Michigan concerned about gathering with...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A pastor at a Western Kentucky church has been arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a minor, Kentucky State Police announced Monday.

David Rodgers, 40, of Utica, was arrested around 7:35 p.m. Feb. 16 after an investigation determined he had a sexual relationship with a juvenile “through a position of ...Read more

This Tuesday and Wednesday, four holidays from different cultures and religions overlap in a rare calendar year.

The celebrations of Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) and Lunar New Year both occur on Tuesday, Feb. 17. This won’t happen again until Feb. 13, 2029, according to the websites chinahighlights.com and mardigrasneworleans.com.

Ramadan is ...Read more

Sitting onstage in an echoey historic synagogue, next to a U.S. senator and a cardboard cutout of his newly released memoir, Gov. Josh Shapiro reflected on the Pennsylvanians who give him hope.

As he had in other stops on his book tour up and down the East Coast, Shapiro often referred to his book’s title, Where We Keep The Light, and the ...Read more

On the eve of Florida’s first execution of 2026, churches and people of faith across Florida are speaking out against the death penalty, an issue they feel stands in opposition to their religious and moral beliefs.

“We are gathering to say that state sanctioned executions are wrong on many levels, and as persons of faith we urge restorative...Read more

NEW YORK — Archbishop Ronald Hicks was officially installed Friday as New York’s top Catholic leader, outlining a vision of a missionary church that would put people above politics.

“This is a call to be a missionary church not a country club,” Hicks said. “A club exists to serve its members. The Church exists, on the other hand, to ...Read more

MIAMI — Armed volunteers would be permitted to provide security services at houses of worship without having to obtain licenses that normally apply to professional security officers under proposed legislation that is advancing in the Florida Legislature. The bill passed unanimously through a Senate committee on Tuesday.

The bill, which has ...Read more