The archdiocese in September proposed a bankruptcy settlement as part of its plan for addressing sexual abuse by clergy, offering a $62.5 million payout to victims. The abuse survivors have ...

The headline-grabbing changes to temple garments — providing sleeveless tops (dubbed “open sleeve” by the church) for faithful women and men and slips for women — has By Common Consent ...

The AG’s office said they need access to all records to know if the Church was using their charitable trust status to cover up sexual abuse by clergy. A King County Superior Court judge sided ...

The biggest recent news for members, especially women, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was the introduction in some hot, humid regions of “sleeveless” temple garments.

Vatican summit avoids discussing women clergy Church leaders, lay people from 110 nations taking part Pope Francis criticised over stances on women in society Summit expected to issue final ...

The Catholic Church has an all-male clergy and Pope John Paul II declared it had no authority to ordain women as priests. But church historians say there is evidence that in earlier centuries ...

But advocates say he has taken the issue of women clergy off the table at the synod, by asking the Vatican’s typically conservative doctrinal office to take over the study of whether women can b ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury resigned on Tuesday as the crisis over a Church of England child sex abuse scandal engulfed more senior clergy. The Most Rev Justin Welby stood down following intense ...

As Vatican Summit Dodges Issue of Women Clergy, Pope Francis Takes Criticism By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Advocates for a greater role for women in the Catholic Church say Pope ...

Several Church of England dignitaries were under mounting pressure to step down tonight over their implication in the John Smyth abuse scandal. After Justin Welby’s resignation, the spotlight ...