A sign conveying messages of love and inclusion was stolen from a Marietta church, leaving the congregation concerned but resilient.

A sign, representing love and inclusion, outside a place of worship, was stolen. The sign was outside the Emerson Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

A New Orleans church group thwarted an attempted car theft in the Desire area Tuesday morning.

New Orleans's archdiocese filed for bankruptcy protection in an attempt to limit its financial exposure in connection with the worldwide Catholic church's decades-old clergy molestation scandal.

Lawyers say the Archdiocese of New Orleans misled investors after announcing it would skip a $930,000 bond interest payment. The church denies wrongdoing.