The Catholic Church has an all-male clergy and Pope John Paul II declared it had no authority to ordain women as priests. But church historians say there is evidence that in earlier centuries ...

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Saint John Vianney Center (SJVC) celebrated its second annual Day of Prayer for Clergy and Men and Women Religious on Oct. 18, inviting the faithful to lift up in prayer those who have dedicated ...

A six-hour pitch battle broke out in Ukraine's largest cathedral between pro-Kyiv clergy and Putin-supporting men of the cloth. Shocking footage shows the bloody scenes at St Michael's Cathedral ...

The president of the Newark/North Jersey Committee on Black Churchmen will support Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2025. “I am urging Mikie to run ...

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But advocates say he 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 the study of whether women can b ...

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 ...

As Vatican Summit Dodges Issue of Women Clergy, Pope Francis Takes Criticism By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Advocates for a greater role for women in the Catholic Church say Pope ...

A group of parents, teachers and clergy representing different faith groups have filed a lawsuit against Oklahoma education officials over a requirement to have the Bible taught in public schools.

Shea, 64, said he was told that Healey was conducting a wide-ranging investigation into clergy sexual abuse in the Worcester diocese. Shea had become an outspoken advocate for survivors of such ...