leaving their fiancees -- Does that create tension within the church, or does that create tension with society? The fact that some young women and men wanted, on the basis of hearing these ...

The steady stream of young women joining religious orders stopped decades ago. That means the sisters who remain have little ...

Halili and Reitsma look nothing like stereotypical church ladies ... which includes urging young women to accept a "submissive" role in marriage and overt support for the Trump agenda, are ...

As Christians, we can rejoice in our neighbors' newfound openness to faith because we have this strange belief about death ...

A plucky elderly woman on her way to a New Year’s Day church service fought back when a violent ... which didn’t discourage the young would-be robbers. “The first person kept fighting ...

In contrast, she said, the Church’s social teaching has always emphasized women’s unique responsibility to care for young children, even while it has recognized the equal dignity of the sexes.

This decision sparked disappointment, particularly among young Catholics and Christian feminist activists who had hoped for a bolder recognition of the role of women in church life. Yet the ...