https://www.wcmu.org/tags/religion Religion en-US Copyright Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:20:04 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-23/st-mary-university-parish-says-theyve-seen-surge-in-new-converts So far this year, there are 30 new converts to the faith, almost double of the previous year. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:20:04 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-23/st-mary-university-parish-says-theyve-seen-surge-in-new-converts Ava Harmon https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-03-19/repairs-to-suburban-detroit-synagogue-attacked-earlier-this-month-will-take-some-time New photos released Thursday show the damage inside Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township. The federal investigation continues into the attack. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:30:34 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-03-19/repairs-to-suburban-detroit-synagogue-attacked-earlier-this-month-will-take-some-time Steve Carmody https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-02/michigan-supreme-court-takes-up-clergy-abuse-case The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments this month about whether a civil case involving 25-year-old clergy sex abuse allegations should go to trial. The case rests upon whether a 2018 state law expanding the civil statute of limitations for criminal sexual conduct applies retroactively. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 16:18:24 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-02/michigan-supreme-court-takes-up-clergy-abuse-case Colin Jackson | MPRN https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-08-17/a-court-dismisses-a-lawsuit-challenging-kalamazoo-colleges-vaccine-policy An incoming student soccer recruit said the college's vaccine requirements violate students' civil rights. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:05:18 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-08-17/a-court-dismisses-a-lawsuit-challenging-kalamazoo-colleges-vaccine-policy Jessi Phillips https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-10-03/mackinac-center-to-challenge-mi-constitutional-amendment-that-bans-public-funding-for-non-public-schools A free market think tank will appeal a federal judge’s decision to dismiss its claim that a 1970 amendment to the Michigan Constitution discriminates against religious schools. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 22:51:58 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-10-03/mackinac-center-to-challenge-mi-constitutional-amendment-that-bans-public-funding-for-non-public-schools https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-02-25/local-ukrainian-church-leaders-pray-for-loved-ones-rally-support "My parents, my sister... I'm still worrying about them because yesterday one bomb was 20 miles from my home," Roman Fedchyk, Priest at St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church said. Fri, 25 Feb 2022 23:53:25 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-02-25/local-ukrainian-church-leaders-pray-for-loved-ones-rally-support Kylie Ambu https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-07-27/anti-racism-group-connects-in-grand-haven Community members in Ottawa County are banding together to fight racism on the lakeshore. The area’s Anti-Racism Task Force launched more than a year ago but met for the first-time ever in person this week, with new ideas and initiatives. Tue, 27 Jul 2021 23:28:06 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-07-27/anti-racism-group-connects-in-grand-haven Kylie Ambu https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2019-04-17/challenge-filed-over-state-settlement-requiring-adoption-agencies-serve-same-sex-couples A lawsuit filed earlier this week on behalf of a Catholic adoption agency alleges a new requirement that adoption and foster care agencies work with… Wed, 17 Apr 2019 20:11:59 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2019-04-17/challenge-filed-over-state-settlement-requiring-adoption-agencies-serve-same-sex-couples https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2018-10-30/midland-jewish-community-sees-outpouring-of-support-after-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting Members of Mid-Michigan’s Jewish community are reacting to news of an anti-semitic shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday that left eleven people… Tue, 30 Oct 2018 20:54:44 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2018-10-30/midland-jewish-community-sees-outpouring-of-support-after-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting https://www.wcmu.org/education/2017-08-25/cmu-professor-hopes-to-inspire-teachers-to-move-beyond-bias Researchers say bias, implicit or explicit, impacts everything we do and studies consistently show it can have a significant impact on the ways teachers… Fri, 25 Aug 2017 13:17:25 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/education/2017-08-25/cmu-professor-hopes-to-inspire-teachers-to-move-beyond-bias