Large-scale Christian shows, including those featuring a Singing Christmas Tree have been staples at churches for decades. But this year, COVID restrictions make such events nearly impossible to pull off.

12/08/2020 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

A star, a star will dance in the night on Dec. 21. Actually, it is the so-called “great conjunction” of two planets—Jupiter and Saturn—creating something like what some astronomers suggest the Magi may have seen.

12/08/2020 - By Emily McFarlan Miller / Religion News Service

Live Nativities, in which visitors drive—and sometimes walk—through scenes retelling the biblical story of Jesus’ birth, have been popular for years. With adaptations, many are continuing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

12/07/2020 - By Emily McFarlan Miller / Religion News Service

In the midst of a strange and stressful year, people turned to the same place they typically search for answers: The internet. But once online, many looked to a much older source: the Bible.

12/03/2020 - By Emily McFarlan Miller / Religion News Service

Almost all Americans celebrate Christmas, but most say COVID-19 will cause some changes to their usual holiday habits. A new LifeWay Research study found 93 percent of American adults say they celebrate Christmas.

12/01/2020 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

Christian ethicist and physician Jeffrey Barrows plans to get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is available, but many fellow evangelicals may pass.

11/30/2020 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Even though the pandemic may change Thanksgiving celebrations this year, Americans still express thankfulness for their family and friends.

11/20/2020 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

Racially diverse congregations have nearly tripled in the United States over the past 20 years, and the percentage of all-white congregations has declined, according to a study by a Baylor University sociologist and two colleagues.

11/17/2020 - By Terry Goodrich / Baylor University

After a few years of economic optimism, pastors say the 2020 economy is hurting their congregation.

11/10/2020 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

America’s megachurches have ­­continued to thrive over the past five years, attracting more worshippers, becoming more diverse and opening new locations, according to a pre-pandemic, national survey by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research.

11/02/2020 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Few pastors make political endorsements from the pulpit, but a growing number publicly back candidates when they step away from their church role.

10/27/2020 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

The vast majority of U.S. Protestant churches say they are holding in-person services, but churchgoers have yet to attend in the numbers they did before the coronavirus pandemic struck.

10/20/2020 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay