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When a Texas pastor learned his church’s school ranked last in the state for measles vaccination rates, he didn’t get upset.

Former Gateway Church senior pastor, Robert Morris, turned himself into an Oklahoma jail on Monday morning following a five-count felony indictment.

Maria Margarita Rojas faces criminal charges for allegedly providing abortions in Texas, where there is a near-total abortion ...

Pastor Steven Lawson, previously a popular preacher in Texas, admitted to having "sinned grievously" six months after he was removed from his role as lead preacher at Trinity Bible Church of Dallas ...

Stake president asks town’s mayor and council to honor mediated November agreement ‘that would make it unnecessary for us to ...

The founder and former pastor of a Texas mega church was indicted Wednesday by a multi-county grand jury on charges of ...

Also a former spiritual advisor to Donald Trump, Robert Morris was indicted on five felony counts stemming from alleged ...

In the face of America's financial challenges, Texas institutions are stepping up to provide essential support. The North ...

Robert Morris, the former senior pastor of the Dallas-based Gateway Church, abused a girl over several years in the 1980s, ...