The diocese, which also includes Queens, also said it would set aside hundreds of millions of dollars to settle accusations of child sexual abuse. By Christopher Maag The Diocese of Brooklyn said on ...

The pastor of a Baptist church in Gardena claims that allegations made against him from some members of the congregation have been dismissed by a judge as frivolous, while other congregants are ...

The Brooklyn Diocese has agreed to negotiate a “global” settlement to compensate 1,100 people who accused priests and staffers of child sex abuse — a figure that will likely run into hundreds of ...

Brooklyn is known for brownstones, churches and — in recent years — lots of rental apartment construction. When combined, Brooklyn and Queens became a larger rental market than Manhattan in 2025, with ...

OWEGO, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The Owego Church of Nazarene is addressing possible misconduct by its former pastor after a “substantial number” of people came forward. Jay Geistdorfer was removed from the ...

New York State Police are investigating after four firefighters and a pastor were injured in an explosion at the Abundant Life Fellowship church in Boonville, New York. Church leaders said their ...

Rev A R Bernard, founder of the Christian Cultural Center megachurch in Brooklyn, and former Archbishop of New York Timothy ...

The Diocese of Brooklyn is planning to take roughly 1,100 open sexual abuse lawsuits to independent mediation, likely leading to settlements that compensate survivors, but it may not be their ...

Reports of a gas odor were made before the explosion at Abundant Life Church in Boonville, Oneida County, on Tuesday morning, WKTV and the Rome Sentinel reported. Update 2:22 p.m. ET Feb. 17: New York ...

BOONVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A fiery explosion that ripped through a church in upstate New York on Tuesday injured five people, including the pastor and firefighters who responded to a report of a gas odor ...

An explosion at the Abundant Life Church in Boonville injured four firefighters and the pastor. First responders were initially called to the church for reports of a gas odor. All five injured ...