The jarring optics carried a message for the faithful: A forceful, dismissive prince of the church had been succeeded by a quiet, empathetic man dressed simply in brown robe and sandals.

Under assault from all sides, in the last weeks of his campaign, the former President speaks often of enemies from within, ...

A Brennan Center poll of local election officials released on May 1, 2024, said “a vast majority have taken steps since 2020 ...

The Rev. Carolyn Cavaness has been appointed as the first woman pastor in the history of Mother Bethel AME Church.

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Mother Bethel AME Church has appointed its first woman pastor in the Rev. Carolyn Cavaness. She will replace the Rev. Mark Tyler, who recently stepped down to take a position with the church.

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 ...

But advocates say Francis 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 study of whether women can be ...

The question of women deacons, the document said, "remains open" and "discernment needs to continue". The Catholic Church has an all-male clergy and Pope John Paul II declared it had no authority ...