faith leaders

Faith leaders and activists in the Black community have seen a year of change in the wake of George Floyd’s death. News4’s Cory Smith talks with them about what’s different, and what they say still needs to be done.

A year after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, his death still weighs heavily on the American conscience.

In Georgia, faith leaders are asking corporate executives to condemn laws restricting voting access or face a boycott.

Spiritual leaders gathered to urge their congregants to get vaccinated by livestreaming their own vaccinations. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

Twenty-five clergy members from multiple faith traditions in the D.C. area will receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the Washington National Cathedral Tuesday. Many hail from communities hardest hit by the pandemic, and will receive their shots live on camera to help their congregants build trust in the vaccine.

An operation run by the leaders of more than two dozen churches fed a line of nearly 1,200 families struggling to put food on the table early Tuesday morning outside St. Stephen Baptist Church in Temple Hills, Maryland.

News4’s Cory Smith reports on faith leaders feeding families in Maryland.

As volunteer groups that work with prisoners face enormous challenges, blocked from entering facilities due to COVID-19 restrictions, FailSafe-ERA is a Northern Virginia prison ministry promising to redouble its efforts, motivated by the death of the founder’s own son who was waiting for his chance to leave jail.

A group has a mission to bring hope to offenders at a local jail, but COVID-19 restrictions make it very difficult. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey introduces us to some people trying harder than ever to help these isolated inmates.

D.C. religious leaders see a president in Joe Biden who demonstrates how religion can be a driving force for good in their local communities. Just as Biden leaned on religion for comfort and healing from his personal pain and loss, D.C. religious leaders hope he’ll lean on his faith-based values to foster the kind of dialogue that will heal America’s...

More than 2,000 faith leaders and religious activists are calling on members of Congress to honor the result of November’s election

The Democratic Party is tapping a diverse group of faith leaders to speak at its presidential nominating convention this coming week