For about two decades, people driving near 7 Mile and Woodward have seen a construction site that, at some point, would be the new campus for Perfecting Church. Now, after years of waiting, financial roadblocks and lawsuits, the wait will soon come to an end.

The Troy Church of Christ, which was largely destroyed in a fire on August 6, held its first service since the fire on Sunday

Nathan Church is making a habit of stealing home runs.

The Catholic faith is declining in Metro Detroit, and it has been for a while. Last November, the Archdiocese announced a major effort to reshape the Church’s future here.

A third person is facing federal chargesfor her alleged role in a forced labor and money-laundering conspiracy across multiple states, including Michigan.

Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959.

We're in the final days of "Black History Month," and we're still sharing stories about the past that we should never forget.

A vacant church has collapsed on Detroit's west side.

Several streets will be closed Sunday morning on and around U-M's campus for the Big House 5K.

There will be an NBA game in Salt Lake City on Sunday night.

There were promises of a $60 million development with a big church that included condos and parking. But 20 years later, little has changed on the Perfecting Church property in Detroit.

An investigation by Maryland’s attorney general has identified 158 Roman Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore accused of sexually and physically abusing more than 600 victims over the past 80 years.

The city of Detroit cleared blight next to Holy Cross Hungarian Church on the Southwest side this week.

Santos Church in Southwest Detroit has been targeted three times in the past two weeks.

Restitution of Indigenous and colonial-era artifacts is one of the many agenda items awaiting Pope Francis on his trip to Canada, which begins Sunday.

Two Jesuit priests and a tour guide murdered in Mexico’s Sierra Tarahumara this week are the latest in a long line of activists, reporters, travelers and local residents who have been threatened or killed by criminal gangs that dominate the region.

People from different religious groups came together Sunday to strengthen their bond after the United States experience another tragic shooting.

More than 400 Detroit families came to Faith Xperience Church to watch 10,000 eggs drop from a helicopter!

Christian worshipers gathered in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Seplucher, the traditional site of Jesus’s crucifixion, burial and resurrection, to observe the Easter holiday.

Watch the Holy Saturday Easter Vigil at Detroit’s Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on April 16th, 2022.

Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick spoke during a Sunday service in Pontiac, urging the congregation not to forget about people behind bars.

A South Korean man was caught on video going into a Royal Oak church, smashing the head of a Virgin Mary statue on the ground and then stabbing the statue several times with a flag pole.

For close to two decades, an unfinished mega-church sat empty along Woodward Avenue in Detroit, not far from the Ferndale border. Now there’s a renewed push to get work started back up on what’s turned out to be a vacant eyesore.

Thousands of Arizona Catholics recently learned they may have been improperly baptized with the wrong words.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Aloysius in Detroit with Fr. Mario Amore.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Aloysius in Detroit with Fr. Mario Amore.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Aloysius in Detroit with Fr. Mario Amore.

Some families seem to have it all together, and others ... well, not so much.

With COVID cases spreading rapidly, school shootings, and violence in our neighborhoods, for some, it is brutal to find hope when everything around you is negative.

Tuesday night saw nearly 700 people come out as a sign of solidarity during evening mass. On a regular night for sed event, there's an expectation of a typical crowd between 50 to 60 churchgoers.

The Catholic community is at the forefront of the giving season with the fourth annual Granting Celebration.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Aloysius in Detroit with Fr. Mario Amore.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Aloysius in Detroit with Fr. Mario Amore.

The vandalism happened either late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, taking place just a few years after the church bounced back from a major disaster.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Aloysius in Detroit with Fr. Mario Amore.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Aloysius in Detroit with Fr. Mario Amore.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Aloysius in Detroit with Fr. Mario Amore.

St. Stephen AME church on Detroit’s west side has been a spiritual home for Detroiters since 1918 but it also has a rich Motown musical history that was submerged during recent flooding.

Empowerment Church will celebrate its 7th anniversary and church consecration with a week-long celebration.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Aloysius in Detroit with Fr. Mario Amore.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Aloysius in Detroit with Fr. Mario Amore.

The Michigan Court of Appeals says a priest who criticized a teenager’s suicide during his funeral is protected by the religion clauses of the First Amendment.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Aloysius in Detroit with Fr. Mario Amore.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Aloysius in Detroit with Fr. Mario Amore.

A Detroit church reached out to Help Me Hank about a water problem they said has been going on for months.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Aloysius in Detroit with Fr. Mario Amore.

Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was back in the spotlight on Sunday as he preached to a packed church in Detroit.

Kwame Kilpatrick preached Sunday morning at Historic Little Rock Baptist Church in Detroit.

Kwame Kilpatrick preached Sunday morning at Historic Little Rock Baptist Church.

Since his release from prison in January, we’ve heard very little from ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

The Archdiocese of Detroit announced Wednesday that churchgoers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need to wear a face mask inside Catholic churches.

As of Saturday, Michigan lifted mask requirements for most indoor and outdoor settings for fully vaccinated residents. The move matches newly issued guidance from the CDC.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Aloysius in Downtown Detroit.

Lilliana Kerr was killed on Jan. 20, 2017, after a lunch table fell on top of her while she was attending the Head Start program at St. Albert’s Church in Dearborn Heights. She was 3 years old.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from St. Aloysius in Downtown Detroit.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from the Basilica of Ste. Anne de Detroit.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Sunday Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Easter Sunday’s “Mass for the Resurrection of The Lord” from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Sunday Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed SacramentDETROIT – The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below. The mass begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 21, 2021. Watch live below

Sanar Yokhana, foreground, and Richard Lewandowski pray in front of a statue of St. Anthony during an Ash Wednesday service at the St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Detroit. The ashes, a symbol of penance, are made from palm leaves used in last year's Palm Sunday liturgy and were sprinkled on their head. The sprinkling, because of the pandemic, is a departure from the usual practice of making the sign of the cross on the forehead and follows an ancient method still common in parts of the world today. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)(Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed SacramentDETROIT – The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below. The mass begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 14, 2021. Watch live below

Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed SacramentDETROIT – The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below. The mass begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 7, 2021. Watch live below

DETROIT – The Archdiocese of Detroit is urging Catholics to return to mass on Sundays and Holy Days starting March 13, when dispensation from the obligation will expire. The dispensation from the obligation to attend mass was first issued when coronavirus pandemic swept into Michigan in March 2020. The Archdiocese of Detroit has extended that dispensation several times in the past 10 months, most recently in November when it was announced it would be extended until Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Now, Catholics in the Detroit area are being advised to “to return to the heart and foundation of their faith” as they resume other activities. These individuals should also prepare to return to Mass in recognition of its preeminence in our lives as Catholics,” Archbishop Vigneron said in a letter to the faithful.

WINONA, Texas – A 21-year-old man who hid from police in an East Texas church was charged with first-degree murder and felony assault in a shooting that left the pastor dead and two other people injured Sunday, a local sheriff said. Authorities believe the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Mytrez Deunte Woolen of Marshall, Texas, broke into the church after police had left the area around 2 a.m. Sunday. Pastor Mark Allen McWilliams, 62, drew a gun and ordered Woolen to stop, Smith said, but Woolen grabbed the weapon and began shooting with it. Smith said the pastor, his wife and two other people were in the church at the time. It's unclear exactly when Woolen entered the church in Starrville, near Winona, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of Dallas.

The mass will begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2020. DETROIT – The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below. The mass begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 3. Watch live below

DETROIT – The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below. The mass begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 27. Watch live below

“It doesn’t feel like Christmas anyway, there’s no carols being played on the streets,” she said. "It’s Christmask,” the Daily Nation newspaper declared in Kenya, where a surge in cases led to doctors ending a brief strike Christmas Eve. Sypniewski, 58, bought her daughter pajamas, compared to a diamond bracelet last Christmas. Meanwhile, church services shifted online. A Christmas Eve pageant that is normally performed in person was recorded and shown online.

DETROIT – Join the Christmas Midnight Mass virtually this year streaming from Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. Watch live here at 12 a.m. Dec. 25, 2020:

DETROIT – The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below. The mass begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 20. Watch live below

HOLLAND, Mich. – The senior pastor of a church in western Michigan has encouraged his congregation to catch the coronavirus to “get it over with” and calling it “all good.”Bart Spencer made the statements during a Nov. 14 sermon at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Holland, The Holland Sentinel reported. “It’s OK. Get it, get it over with, press on.”The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 389,032 as of Friday, including 9,661 deaths, state officials report. On Thursday, the state reported 380,343 total cases and 9,580 deaths. The sermon was posted on the church's website and shared on Facebook, the newspaper said. Spencer later told the newspaper that he and several members of his family contracted the virus and have recovered.

Detroit – For over 100 years people have been meeting at this old church in the Atkinson Avenue neighborhood of Detroit, but now people are gathering for a new reason, delicious food and drinks! In March of this year, the church opened its doors again, as The Congregation, a café. One of the major features you see in the space is a large organ. You will also spot beautifully restored stained glass around the building, as well as old pews, and other church furniture. Out front their sign says “Café, Coffee, Cocktails, and Community” and that is exactly what they offer.

DETROIT – The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below. The mass begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. Watch live below

DETROIT – The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below. The mass begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. Watch live below

DETROIT – The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below. The mass begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. Watch live below

DETROIT – The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below. The mass begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11. Watch live below

DETROIT – The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below and on the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Facebook page. Watch live below

DETROIT – The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below and on the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Facebook page. Watch live below

DETROIT The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below and on the Archdiocese of Detroits Facebook page. Watch live below

DETROIT Two church spires on top of the Sweetest Heart of Mary Church are finally restored after three years. We started in August 2017 and Im happy to say we completed the project roughly two weeks ago, said Larry Wilk. She contacted me three years ago, August of 2017, with some very sad news that the spires were going to be torn down. Local 4 first told you about the project when they first started the remodeling project in 2017. Members of the church like Al Sebastian said looking up into the sky and seeing the two church spires, can catch anybodys attention.

DETROIT The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below and on the Archdiocese of Detroits Facebook page. Watch live below

UTICA, Mich. A Metro Detroit Catholic priest got an unwelcome and startling bit of news earlier this month. After emailing the question to one of his seminary instructors about the situation the word came back it was invalid. Because the deacon who did the baptism did not use the properly approved words the rest of the priests spiritual life has been deemed non-existent. But in a couple of weeks time the Archdiocese of Detroit saw to it that he received all the sacraments officially. Anyone concerned about their own personal situation is encouraged to contact the Archdiocese of Detroit.

DETROIT The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below and on the Archdiocese of Detroits Facebook page. Watch live below

DETROIT The Detroit archbishop has extended the dispensation, or exemption, from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation for Catholics in the Archdiocese of Detroit until Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. This includes all travelers during their time within the territory of the Archdiocese of Detroit, Archbishop Vigneron announced Friday. While the dispensation from the grave obligation to attend Sunday Mass is in effect, all baptized Catholics are reminded of the grave necessity they have to keep holy the Lords Day, reads a statement from Vigneron. Prayer and time for God, time for family, and works of charity should be central to a Catholics Sunday.Catholic leaders have been issuing waivers on Mass attendance since the coronavirus pandemic swept the world earlier this year. Read more: Across faiths, religious rules bent as virus alters worship

DETROIT The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday, Aug. 9. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below and on the Archdiocese of Detroits Facebook page. Watch live below

DETROIT Ded and Flora Rranxburgaj have lived at Central United Methodist Church for two years. In that time Floras health has deteriorated due to a serious health condition. The congresswoman made a passionate plea for immigration reform while urging the US Court of Appeals to allow Ded to stay in America. When Flora was diagnosed with a health condition 12 years ago they were allowed to stay on humanitarian grounds. I hope the judge and nice people let my family stay together, thank you to all the people supporting me, he said.

DETROIT The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday, Aug. 2. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below and on the Archdiocese of Detroits Facebook page. Watch live below

MARQUETTE, Mich. – Face masks are mandatory for people who attend indoor Mass in the Upper Peninsula, starting Saturday, the region's Roman Catholic bishop said. “Though the scientific evidence on the effectiveness of face masks in limiting the spread of COVID‐19 is still inconclusive, there is sufficient evidence to judge prudently that we should wear face masks to limit the spread of the disease,” Marquette Bishop John Doerfler said. A mask may be uncomfortable, he said, “but it is a sacrifice that we can make out of love for each other.”Doerfler oversees all Catholic churches in the Upper Peninsula. The Marquette Diocese had recommended masks when Masses resumed in May. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 81,621 as of Saturday morning, including 6,199 deaths, state officials report.

DETROIT The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass celebrated by Archbishop Vigneron from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sunday, July 26. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below and on the Archdiocese of Detroits Facebook page. Watch live below at 9 a.m.

DETROIT The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass celebrated by Archbishop Vigneron from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sundays. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below and on the Archdiocese of Detroits Facebook page. Watch live below at 9 a.m.

DETROIT The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass celebrated by Archbishop Vigneron from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sundays. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below and on the Archdiocese of Detroits Facebook page. Watch live below at 9 a.m.

DETROIT The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass celebrated by Archbishop Vigneron from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sundays. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below and on the Archdiocese of Detroits Facebook page. Watch live below at 9 a.m.

ROYAL OAK, Mich. A church in the middle of Sunday service was interrupted by hackers yelling racial slurs. It happened at St. Johns Episcopal Church in Royal Oak on Woodward Avenue. The church said it was holding its service through a Zoom call when someone who appeared to be wearing blackface broke in. The person interrupted the service and reportedly shouted racial slurs and white supremacist language. RELATED: Several Michigan churches and parishes to reopen after pandemic hiatusThe churchs pastor said they are in contact with Zoom to prevent this from happening again.

DETROIT The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast Mass celebrated by Archbishop Vigneron from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sundays. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below and on the Archdiocese of Detroits Facebook page. Watch live below at 9 a.m.

DETROIT – It was a violent weekend in the city of Detroit, with four people killed and 25 others shot. Detroit Police Chief James Craig addressed the violent weekend, saying that many of the shootings are being sparked by arguments. In response to the violent weekend, churches across the city are calling for 24 hours of peace. Code 22 calls for 24 hours of peace in Detroit. READ: 1 killed, 11 injured during violent first weekend of summer in Detroit

Churches call for peace after violent summer weekend in DetroitPublished: June 22, 2020, 11:10 pmIt was a violent weekend in the city of Detroit, with four people killed and 25 others shot.

DETROIT The Archdiocese of Detroit will broadcast a private (closed-door) Mass celebrated by Archbishop Vigneron from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Sundays. The faithful can watch and participate in real time below and on the Archdiocese of Detroits Facebook page. Watch live below at 9 a.m.

DETROIT The Archdiocese of Detroit allowed in-person masses to resume this week for the first time since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit the state in March. MORE: Archdiocese of Detroit announces resumption of public masses during coronavirus pandemicWhen churches reopened to the public for the first time this Sunday, social distancing measures were in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Still, the reopening is a special moment for catholics in Metro Detroit. Well since the church was open, my mom and I thought we could come to this church because it is our special church," Milaina said. It is up to the churches -- not state or local governments -- to decide when they want to reopen to the public.