Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman pictured in an undated photo. (CNS photo/Michael Hoyt) “I had the great privilege of never having a man formally teach me preaching,” boasts Manuel Williams about his ...

(RNS) — During last month’s Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, debates about if women can serve as pastors dominated the business sessions and national news coverage. But at multiple Baptist ...

Senior Emily Brierly of St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School in West Islip, N.Y., offers a reflection at the end of Mass Nov. 22 at the Dominican Sisters' motherhouse in Amityville, N.Y. during ...

An attempt at tightening constitutional limits on women’s authority in churches affiliated with an influential Presbyterian denomination narrowly failed over concerns about the effect on governance ...

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There is work to do and some of those God has called to do it are female, Pentecostal leaders say. The Assemblies of God (AG) has ordained, on average, more than 5 women per week every week for the ...

Stepping inside the chapel at the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility, Aaron Buttery was transformed. As the often-forgotten, neglected and reviled men shuffled to worship in San Diego’s only state ...

(RNS) — ‘What does it look like to tell the Good News through the stories of women who are often on the margins of scripture and often set up to represent bad news?’ asks the Rev. Wilda Gafney. (RNS) ...

A woman who recently took to the pulpit is believed to have plagiarized one of T.D. Jakes’ most iconic sermons, and his daughter has something to say. Kristina Java first shared the clip of herself ...

A minister of the gospel went viral for his dressing and actions during a church service, drawing criticism from netizens While his message was powerful and touching, social media users pointed out ...

On this day, June 1, in 1660, American colonist Mary Dyer was hanged in Boston for violating Massachusetts Bay Colony law by preaching Quakerism. Dyer was among a short list of outspoken women in the ...