An attempt at tightening constitutional limits on women’s authority in churches affiliated with an influential Presbyterian denomination narrowly failed over concerns about the effect on governance ...

In celebration of the new book Catholic Women Preach: Raising Voices, Renewing the Church presented as a collection of homilies by women for the Lectionary Cycle A. Panelists discuss the preaching of ...

It's Women's History Month and our "Black Church in Detroit" series examines the role of women in the Black church. We'll talk about their vital contributions to the church as well as the challenges ...

(RNS) — During last month’s Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, debates about if women can serve as pastors dominated the business sessions and national news coverage. But at multiple Baptist ...

A new program to prepare women to preach in the Catholic Church has received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., even as current church practice does not allow women to give the homily at ...

A week after she went on National Public Radio to urge the Southern Baptist Convention to officially accept women as pastors, the Rev. Kristen Muse received an unusual letter at her church office. The ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Women meeting in Rome this week to promote female leadership in the Catholic Church are challenging the hierarchy’s resistance to change and its theological emphasis on ‘natural’ ...

Participants at the conference titled “Women Leaders: Towards a Brighter Future,” to mark International Women’s Day 2024, listen to a speech by Cristiane Murray, deputy director, Holy See press office ...

NEW ORLEANS — Church representatives have voted against welcoming a mega church in California back into the fold because it allows women pastors, the Southern Baptist Convention announced Wednesday.

Panelists speak during the “Women in Leadership: Towards a brighter future” event at the Jesuit curia in Rome on March 6, 2024. (Credit: Elise Ann Allen/Crux.) ROME – As the world marks International ...