Spain approves plan to compensate victims of Catholic Church sex abuse. Church will be asked to pay

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (RNS) — The reversals came in the wake of a schism that saw the departure of a quarter of its US churches — more than 7,600 congregations — over the past five years.  The post With a final...

(RNS) — For years, the Patriarchate of Alexandria and Africa has intensified its efforts to establish the female diaconate. The post Eastern Orthodox Church ordains Zimbabwean woman as its first deaconess appeared first...

(RNS) — Other grantees will use the NPS funding to conduct historical surveys, including one in Detroit that will explore ‘the role of religion in the struggle for equality.’ The post Churches tied to Civil Rights...