NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The United Methodist Church, which boasts a history of ordaining women clergy, is seeking to shatter the so-called "stained-glass ceiling" blocking female pastors from its largest ...

This page contains guidance on ministry in retirement. The first two guidance notes are for bishops and archdeacons. The first covers supporting clergy to prepare for retirement and the second ...

The Makin report has yet again raised questions about the Church of England’s capacity to respond adequately to evidence of abuse. This comes as pressures on ministers at the coalface are increasing ...

The new govt will have four women ministers - BJP's Pankaja Munde, Madhuri Misal, Meghana Bordikar, and NCP's Aaditi Tatkare. There's one Muslim in the Mahayuti govt - Hasan Mushrif of the Ajit ...

Stapleton, a recent graduate of Franciscan University, a Catholic college in Ohio, will be among the less than 1% of nuns in ...

Now we can reveal that a total of 10 other clergymen and women criticised by Sir Keith Makin have stepped back from ministry. But survivors say wholesale reform is needed to ensure serving Bishops ...

Plans include a men’s ministry, a women’s ministry, and a van with a “Pop-Up Church” sign that will offer hot dogs in city parks. “That’s the kind of fun stuff we’re now getting back into.” Some ...

Four Egyptian women have been appointed as deputy ministers - out of a total of 15 new deputy ministers - in the new cabinet headed by newly appointed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly. Randa El ...