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LA MESA, Calif. — A small airplane crashed into a La Mesa church parking lot Sunday afternoon, injuring two people who were onboard the aircraft, authorities said. The plane had crashed around 3 p.m. in the bushes next to the evangelical Lake Murray Community Church on Lake Murray Boulevard, Heartland Fire-Rescue said. The plane did not explode or catch fire, according to fire officials. An

Christians are being urged to pray for a Catholic priest who was left in critical condition after being attacked with a machete on church grounds. The incident occurred at St John the Evangelist Catholic Church in the US state of Louisiana on Thursday. According to police reports, the attacker had approached Father Stephen Ugwu asking for food. However, upon the priest's refusal, the attacker

Almost 100 United Methodist Church congregations in Louisiana officially disaffiliated from the denomination last weekend due to a longstanding debate over homosexuality. On Saturday, UMC's Louisiana Annual Conference voted to approve the departure of the 95 congregations during a special session. The session was called "for the sole purpose of voting on the Louisiana Conference Board of

A senior missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has died from injuries suffered in a head-on vehicle collision on the island of Santo, Vanuatu. Sister Marina Carver and her husband Elder Richard Carver of Riverton, Utah were involved in a collision Friday when another vehicle reportedly veered into their lane of traffic. Both Elder Carver and Sister Carver were taken to