Going to church may be good for the soul, but some Dutch researchers say it may not be so healthy for the lungs. The candles and incense regularly burned during religious services emit high levels of ...

What do folks looking for scented candles (who might even want to dip their own) and churches looking for devotional candles and sacramental wine have in common? Both need look no further than Country ...

Every week, Marta Hernández walks to Madrid’s San Andres church and lights a candle for St. Isidro. Most of the time, the 75-year-old prays for the health of her children and grandchildren. Every now ...

In early December, Rev. David Johnson of Libertyville Covenant Church received a letter that he believed was a threat to his congregation’s Christmas Eve services and, more significantly, his right to ...

Families throughout Katy will gather in churches this Christmas Eve to celebrate the birth of Jesus and sing familiar carols. But one new congregation is hoping to start a holiday tradition that ...

Inside Greece’s Orthodox churches, candles are a symbol of faith and simplicity, slender and traditionally made of beeswax, and placed in large candleholders filled with sand. Outside, buyers are ...