Religion

The Department of Homeland Security increased aid to nonprofits to $25 million this year. Rep. Pascrell and others are looking to double the national grant to $50 million next year.

Students heard stories of survival during the 30th Holocaust Remembrance in Newark.

Four Jewish Community Centers have received bomb threats this year: Scotch Plains, West Orange, Tenafly and Edison.

Joseph Cardinal Tobin accepted the pope’s mandate to become Newark’s sixth archbishop.

The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen’s annual Christmas dinner is sponsored this year by Muslims Against Hunger, an organization dedicated to feeding those in need. Volunteers bring the food, cook and ...

Cardinal designate Joseph Tobin is taking over for outgoing Newark Archbishop John Myers.

Halloween traditions started long before consumers could buy any frightening costumes or bags of candy.

A coalition of Muslim-Americans say that they and the vast majority of America's Muslims condemn the latest violence.

Labor union 32BJ SEIU disagrees with Gov. Christie's veto of a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour.

Paramus Catholic High School fired Kate Drumgoole after learning she was in a same-sex marriage.

Some condo owners are upset over what they say are discriminatory rules regarding gender-segregated pool rules.

Pope Francis promised a group of nuns he’d look into the role of women within the Catholic Church, specifically their capacity to serve as deacons. A new commission of seven men and six women has ...

Many Muslim groups are encouraging members to register to vote and cast their ballots on Election Day.

NJ’s ACLU challenged grants a yeshiva and a seminary received arguing the state constitution bars that.

Plans for a mosque were derailed after nearly 40 public hearings and four years of denied permits.