The millions in expenses came after President Donald Trump's administration put a pause on the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Local food banks and food pantries are running extremely low on supplies due to the federal government shutdown. Now, an expected cut to SNAP benefits in just days has many people ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds declared Tuesday Lutheran Services in Iowa Day as layoffs and the ...

Senior Pastor Ian B. Reid of First Lutheran Church in Parkersburg lights the Advent candles prior to a Wednesday evening Compline service. These services will be held at 7 p.m. each Wednesday in ...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — A nonprofit that helps tens of thousands of Minnesotans has launched an ambitious campaign to raise funds. Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota says it has begun a five-year, $100 ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on "Rightsizing Federal Government," on Capitol Hill, on Feb. 5, 2025. A week after Gov. Kim Reynolds told a ...

Worshipers attending last year’s annual Epiphany service at First Lutheran Church, 19th and Plum streets, watch the bonfire at the traditional burning of the greens in the Community Garden adjacent to ...

St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mount Prospect will be hosting a German language Christmas service at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21. The church is at 100 S. School St. on the corner of Busse Avenue and ...

One pastor leads services wearing a white robe; the other dons a dress shirt and tie. The first baptizes infants, while the second waits for congregants to choose this sacrament. The two men also ...