Bishop Edward C. Malesic and Chancellor Vincent Gardiner signed off on the “Parish and School Policy on Issues of Sexuality and Gender Identity” Aug. 30 with the new rules starting Sept. 1.

Women leaders and nuns are demanding equal rights for men and women in Bangladesh’s Church, where women are not represented at the policy-making level. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh ...

The church has more than 6.8 million members and operates 14,500 American congregations at a time when the Trump administration’s edicts regarding mass deportations and border security include ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ big gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople on the church’s future says it’s “urgent” to guarantee fuller participation of women in church governance.

There is reason to believe that Boff's ecclesiology influenced Francis' vision of synodality and church governance. Like Boff, Francis is famous for recognizing the Spirit at work in ordinary ...

"Australian church authorities are supportive of this work," he told CNS. "The child sex abuse crisis and the Royal Commission in Australia demonstrated the weaknesses of governance in the church.

In 2014, Nylan McBaine wrote a groundbreaking book about women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A decade later, there have been some steps toward greater gender equity but not ...

Damage was done. Their trust was broken. And despite the church’s wise and welcome decision to reverse the policy, the fallout of 2015 may be felt for years to come.

The API failed to deliver the resource. Augustana Lutheran Church is preparing to offer sanctuary for community members in need, regardless of President Trump's new immigration policy.