In the 1960s, most Catholic school teachers were members of religious orders. Now, many schools have one or two, or no nuns at all.

Questions about the possibility of opening the diaconate to women were part of the conversation Feb. 21 at Rome's Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere.

Critics say that the Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s roster of “credibly accused” priests should be longer — by 59 names — but the church currently has no intention of adding them.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Members of the clergy would be required, by state law, to report potential cases of child abuse to authorities, under a proposal at the Washington state legislature. Currently ...

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Associated Press reported none of the 82 clergy members, including seven bishops, listed in the database have been convicted in any civil court. The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of ...

Two Democratic state lawmakers are trying again to require clergy members in Washington to report child abuse or neglect, including when it is disclosed to them by a congregant during confession ...

OBU guard Parker Stevenson shoots over Southern Nazarene post player Hannah Giddey for two of her 10 points Thursday night.Photo by Kent Bush From Oklahoma Baptist Athletics BETHANY, Okla. – The ...

Bush’s, the second Trump administration is off to a very bad start when it comes to respect for Christian clergy, at least when they aren’t leading cheers for the 47th president and his agenda.

Another member of Lawton’s clergy, Dr. Charles Webber, agreed that Budde was correct in her expression of the Christian faith and her responsibility to help those who are hurting and fearful.

THE Archbishop of York has said that it might be time “possibly [to] ask the question whether clergy should become employees” (News 10 January). Last month, the Bishop of Birkenhead, the Rt Revd Julie ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Rev. W. J. Mark Knutson, right, walks with Juan Francisco Aguirre-Velasquez at the Augustana Lutheran ...