Most often when a church hires a pastor, his appointment is the result of a careful process. Pastor search teams conduct interviews, listen to sermons, request recommendations, and seek God’s ...

It leaves open "the question of women's access to diaconal ministry ... equality and representation in the church's highest ranks. Francis, had other ideas, insisting that ordaining women ...

MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — Lana Fuller and Theresa from the Women’s Ministry at United Christian Church in Mattoon joined WCIA’s Taylor Mitchell to talk about their upcoming Christmas Bazaar.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church must take concrete steps -- and soon -- to recognize and empower women’s leadership and ministry in the church, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández ...