As a child in church, I sat through the organ hymns and incomprehensible sermons, my scrawny backside squirming on the hard pew. I followed the order of worship in the bulletin, mentally checking off ...

WASHINGTON (CBS) -- A pastor from Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Wilmington delivered the benediction during President Joe Biden's inauguration on the U.S. Capitol steps on Wednesday.

It began with 'Let us pray,' and it ended with 'Señor Presidente.' The Rev. Luis Leon, who in 2005 became the first Latino to give an inaugural benediction, delivered his blessings and prayer on ...

Reclaiming the lost art of blessing. I like to ask people new to our congregation about their first impressions of Village Church. Mary's answer surprised me. "I've been part of a church family for as ...

Early evening on the first Sunday of 2021, the Rev. Dr. Sylvester Beaman, already dressed in his pajamas, received a phone call from President-elect Joe Biden. It was not unusual for the pastor of ...

Senior pastor Lorenzo Sewell delivered an emotional benediction at President Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday. Sewell is the Senior Pastor of 180 Church in Detroit, Michigan. Born and raised in ...

In a story Jan. 10 about prayers at presidential inaugurals, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Rev. Rick Warren gave the benediction in 2009. He gave the invocation, not the ...

Early evening on the first Sunday of 2021, the Rev. Dr. Silvester Beaman, already dressed in his pajamas, received a phone call from President-elect Joe Biden. It was not unusual for the pastor of ...

"In these terrible times, if anybody can bring healing and reconciliation to a divided country ... Joe Biden can be that person," Beaman said. Early evening on the first Sunday of 2021, the Rev. Dr.