The equality of women is a gospel issue, not just a social justice issue, according to veteran pastor Cynthia Hale.

The Church's opening to women initiated by Francis will be one of the challenges the next Pope will face. Hours before the cardinals locked themselves in the conclave that will choose the successor of ...

Alcoholism among women is rising. Can the church help? Fifteen years ago, Sherry Hoppen was a mom of three, a ministry leader in her church, and a volunteer at her local pregnancy center when her ...

The First Baptist Church of Richmond last Sunday morning voted to withdraw as a cooperating Southern Baptist Convention congregation, ending the Virginia church’s 179 year connection to the nation’s ...

Sixth-century mosaic depicting holy women with offerings to the Virgin Mary in the Basilica of Saint Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy. (Wikimedia Commons) This article is part of The Conversation ...

Archbishop William Lori of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops talks with Rachel Martin about his call for church followers to step up care for mothers and babies if Roe v. Wade is overturned. The ...

America’s most churched demographic is slipping from religious life. We must go after them. When I was four years old, I went missing for three hours. While it was a common occurrence for my parents ...

If you want some perspective on just how benighted the Roman Catholic Church looks today on the subject of women, consider Hildegard of Bingen. Hildegard was a German Benedictine nun in the 12th ...