(CNN) — Social distancing is putting strains on religious communities, which thrive on human interaction, social gatherings and shared meals. That’s why some houses of worship are seeking out ...

The Army hopes it has solved a perplexing problem for Protestant chaplains overseas who use individual Communion cups. Because glass cups break easily and replacements have to come halfway round the ...

Former Bears defensive end Israel Idonije has spent the past 11 years pushing churches worldwide to become more sanitary with his business that sells sealed, pre-filled communion cups. Now, with the ...

(RNS) — Every week at University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, congregants come forward for Communion. But in light of concerns about the new coronavirus, the church has ...

The religious response to COVID-19 includes a decades old idea and a local company offering communion cups. The man behind the cups is a familiar face: Israel Idonije. The former Chicago Bear has been ...

On a recent Sunday morning at Grace Church in Ridgewood, the service closely resembled how the congregation worshiped before the pandemic. Senior pastor Aaron Syvertsen preached a sermon, as usual.

The cups are sealed with grape juice at the bottom and a single wafer sealed in a separate compartment on top. “Our phones have not stopped ringing in the last two weeks,” said Israel Idonije, a ...