Before his death, Francis made further appointments demonstrating his commitment to integrating women into Church governance.

During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe calling for change. The Argentine pontiff listened, breaking some important ...

He took important steps to expand opportunities for women in the church and address its patriarchal structure. This was showcased by his inclusion of women in the 2024 synod (a global meeting of ...

South Carolina and considered the largest church in the state, voluntarily left the Southern Baptist Convention due to debate about women pastors. Southern Baptists criticized NewSpring after ...

For centuries, it was believed that in the Middle Ages, a woman who was particularly astute and talented disguised herself as a man and rose through the ranks of the Catholic Church until she ...

Sugarloaf Valley Church Women will present May Friendship Day at 1 p.m. Friday, May 2 at Christ Evangelical Church, Main Street, Conyngham. The theme of this ecumenical service is “Life is ...

GEORGIA, — A bookkeeper for a South Georgia church was sentenced for falsely ... They say Florida woman Judith Alane Chavis, 58, was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly two years in prison after ...

OAKLAND – A 71-year-old Vallejo woman is facing up to five years in federal prison for her role in a scheme to defraud the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, prosecutors said. Related ...