Pope Francis has approved a new three-year reform process for the Catholic Church, sending a strong signal he plans to ...

The Church’s renewed understanding of Baptism changes the question of ordaining women from “if” to “when.” How long will it be before the Catholic Church, along with the whole Church of ...

The reforms aim to elevate women's roles, potentially by ordaining female deacons, and increase laypeople's involvement. While still in the hospital, the 88-year-old pontiff has remained active in ...

A new bill in the Florida legislature has groups in Fernandina Beach concerned it could open the door again for a bioethanol ...

Several Protestant denominations are losing members, particularly the Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist and other historic ...

When the Episcopal Church announced cuts to its national staff last month, it was the latest in a long-running cycle among ...

Reforms on the table include how to give greater roles to women in the Catholic Church, including ordaining them as deacons, and the greater inclusion of laity in governance and decision making.

Later on, we find the ninth canon of the first Council of Macon, held in 582, ordaining that during the same interval between St. Martin's day and Christmas, the Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays ...