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 ...

Daryl Grigsby on the burning need for ordained female ministry to honor Christian tradition and enliven a stagnant, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Church should acknowledge that the New Testament presents women as active participants in ministry and biblical basis for female leadership roles is well-established.

When the Rev. Dr. Kelly U. Farrow founded an institute to support Black preachers in 2019, she wasn’t just creating another training program. She was building a movement to sustain and evolve the ...

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 ...

Abuse cuts across religion, race, and class. Yet within the church, it often hides behind a veil of silence, misunderstanding ...

With the conclave to select a new Pope beginning on May 7, many are wondering in what direction a new pope will take the Catholic Church. The role of women in the Church is a big issue, and there are ...

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’ ...