I’m burdened for many young women, some of whom have thrown their hands up in utter frustration, and they simply can’t be a ...

A church in Dedham has drawn reaction from top brass at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after placing a sign in its Nativity scene that reads “ICE was here” where Mary, Joseph and baby ...

Tuesday evening, I had the opportunity to spend some time with the ladies of Allen Baptist Church. It was their annual ...

Toxic shock syndrome nearly killed Charlotte Vinson. Now she's hoping to help Indiana advance at the NCAA tournament.

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In Torah Judaism, gender is a cornerstone of God’s creation. Halacha, the Jewish legal tradition, assigns roles and ...

Ten years after Katrina, here are a few of the most fun, from insectariums to tattoo temples. Members of the Hurricane Katrina diaspora in Houston look back at the 10 years since the storm drove them ...

Without the scroll, we may not have known that some medieval communal prayers included interactive call and response, and without the bravery of women, a 1400s artifact that evaded its decreed ...

Christmas trees and Chanukah menorahs; tinsel and dreidels; plum puddings and potato latkes; Christmas caroling and Adam ...

But a papal commission examining the question said further study was required, and advised that women should be given other ...

A high-level Vatican commission voted against allowing Catholic women to serve as deacons, maintaining the global Church's ...

A Vatican-appointed commission says current church teaching does not allow women to be ordained as Catholic deacons.