Sarah Mullally has been confirmed as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in a traditional ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral. Leading the Church of England, she faces both historical challenges and ...

The first week of the Synod on Synodality session is in the books, and if you’ve been following the media’s account of things, you’d be forgiven for thinking the event is primarily focused on ...

Oct. 25—When she comes up to the altar rail to receive a blessing during Communion while wearing her clerical vestments, the Rev. Anne Tropeano — known as "Father Anne" — receives a variety of looks ...

Bishop Anthony Randazzo of Broken Bay, Australia, made a shocking declaration in a press conference at the Synod. He stated that the topic of the ordination of women derives from an overly Western ...

One of the founding mothers of the women's ordination movement in the Catholic Church has died. Sister Theresa Kane was 87 years old. NPR religion correspondent Jason DeRose reports that she spoke out ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Sunday after her confirmation, when young people raised Catholic are supposed to embrace their faith for themselves, Ellie Hidalgo’s niece begged her parents to not make her ...

Pope Francis has ruled out women's ordination, saying the "last word" on the question was delivered by St. John Paul II and that no changes are foreseen. Francis was asked en route home Tuesday from ...

Orthodox Jewish women attend an event celebrating the completion of the 7 1/2-year cycle of daily study of the Talmud, the central text of Jewish law, on Jan. 5, 2020, in Jerusalem. AP Photo/Tsafrir ...

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