2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (833+ words) Across Nassau County, Reform and Conservative temples are seeing fewer congregants filling its pews. Temple leaders say the decline is primarily driven by changing demographics and decreasing affordability on the island as they grapple with ways to mitigate the shrinking…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (402+ words) Long Islanders were among the 100,000 people who packed St. Peter's Square in Vatican City when Pope Leo was elected the first American leader of the Catholic Church in its 2,000-year history. Father Michael Duffy, the rector of the Cathedral of…...