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Pope Francis installed female catechists and lectors on Sunday for the first time since adapting the laws of the Roman Catholic Church to expand the formal roles of women in the church.
Fr. Hans Zollner's comments come on the heels of a scathing report on sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich, once headed by emeritus Pope Benedict XVI.
In a lengthy profile at Vanity Fair, former Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. has opened up about his spectacular fall from the height of
Pope Francis has designated Wednesday a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine amid fears of an invasion by Russia.
The subject of women preaching — always a touchy subject in American ecclesiology — has been particularly testy in recent months. Christian author and
In this latest installment of their Jewish-Christian dialogue, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and Hebrew scholar Dr Irene Lancaster discuss their different perspectives of Jesus' teachings in the Sermon on the Mount and how a Jewish audience might have understood it.
(RNS) — Despite a court ruling by Russian judges in October that seemed to endorse leniency for Jehovah’s Witnesses arrested after their faith was labeled “extremist,” a recent rash of sentences against members of the faith group has prompted concern among human rights advocates that the government is continuing its…
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. (BP) -- In celebration of the 40th anniversary of its founding, the Berkland Baptist Church network of churches (including Antioch Baptist Church in Cambridge, Mass.) donated $1 million to the Baptist Convention of New England. The gift is the largest ever received by the BCNE and will be…
The Church of England has agreed plans to increase the number of clergy from minority ethnic backgrounds who serve on the House of Bishops.
Why is it essential to know Christian history? What are the moments that have shaped and impacted the church? Christian Post reporter Michael Gryboski answers these questions and more in this important episode of The Christian Post Podcast.
