More than 100 students at Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines staged a walkout this...
Television preacher and Iowa native, Robert Schuller dies
The Reverend Robert H. Schuller, who grew up in northwest Iowa, has died at the age of 88....
Wiccan to deliver opening prayer in Iowa House next week
A Wiccan priestess from a Unitarian church in Cedar Rapids is scheduled to give the opening prayer...
Deported Iowa City pastor makes statement on Univision
The Iowa City pastor who was deported by immigration officials last week spoke to the media after...
Attorney confirms Iowa City pastor deported to Honduras
A pastor in eastern Iowa has been deported, despite the efforts of supporters who hoped to alter...
Cedar Rapids church group knits plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats
A group of women from a eastern Iowa church is on a mission to help the homeless, while saving...
Iowa’s Catholic bishops back bills to raise minimum wage, create school vouchers
The state's four Catholic Bishops were at the statehouse early today, lobbying legislators on a...
Bill to ban ‘conversion therapy’ for minors advances
A bill that would outlaw so-called "conversation therapy" for minors in Iowa has cleared a...
Norwalk minister asks president for help in bringing home brother
A minister from central Iowa is appealing to President Obama and other top leaders to intervene on...
Roar of motorcycle engines drowns out anti-gay protest at capitol
Five protesters from an ultra- conservative Baptist church in Kansas are at the statehouse today,...
Two charged in theft of baby Jesus from Dubuque nativity scene
Charges have been filed in a church theft case that drew a lot of attention last month. A baby...
Iowa bishop serves as guest chaplain in U.S. House Wednesday
The bishop of the Des Moines Catholic Diocese delivered the opening prayer in the U.S. House of...
Fire destroys vacant Catholic church in Harlan
Fire destroyed a vacant church in Harlan late Sunday afternoon. Firefighters from Harlan, Denison,...
Lutheran Social Services celebrates its sesquicentennial
An organization devoted to helping Iowa children and their families is celebrating a major...
Biden says middle class in ‘real trouble’, time to have ‘bargain restored’ (AUDIO)
Vice President Joe Biden joined a group of Catholic nuns today in Des Moines at a rally to promote...
Iowa priest returns from bicycle ride across the U.S.
A Catholic priest from northwest Iowa man is back at home after spending most of his summer...
Dubuque Catholic Charities concerned influx of Central American children could be a crisis
The leaders of the Catholic Charities across Dubuque’s Archdiocese are anticipating a crisis in...
Vander Plaats among a dozen Americans headed to Israel
Iowa Christian conservative leader Bob Vander Plaats is scheduled to travel to Israel next week....
Five potential presidential candidates speak at Family Leadership Summit (AUDIO)
Five Republicans who may run for president in 2016 addressed a crowd of Christian conservatives in...
Judge rules man can be restricted while demonstrating at the Iowa State Fair
A U.S. District Court judge has ruled the Iowa State Fair can bar a man from preaching his...
Des Moines Catholic Diocese Bishop suspends priest over abuse allegation
The Bishop of the Des Moines Catholic Diocese has placed a priest on "indefinite administrative...
Iowa’s Catholic bishops issue statement on child migration at southern border
Iowa's four Catholic bishops have released a statement urging federal officials to act in the...
Sioux City project declines state funds for religious-themed park
Developers of a project in Sioux City with a religious theme have declined state funding. The...
St. Mary’s Convent in Marshalltown looking for new home after fire
A fire that was intentionally set Monday has temporarily shut down services provided by the Saint...
The Family Leader responds to Progress Iowa comic book
The Family Leader has responded to a comic book unveiled Tuesday at the Governor's Conference on...
Sale of bachelor’s land nets churches nearly $8 million
The majority of the land from the estate of a bachelor farmer in western Iowa was auctioned off...
Southwest Iowa bachelor farmer leaves millions to area churches
An elderly southwest Iowa bachelor farmer who is remembered as quiet and frugal left behind...
Appeals Court orders new trial for former Pella pastor on sexual exploitation charges
The Iowa Court of Appeals has ruled a former Pella pastor convicted of sexual exploitation by a...
Rare edition of the Bible on display in the Quad Cities
A very rare edition of the Bible is now on display in the Quad Cities. It's a copy of the first...
Former chaplain talks about Guantanamo Bay conditions
A former military chaplain for prisoners in Guantanamo Bay is speaking today in Iowa City as part...