There are no second-class Christians, Pope Francis said. The laity, including women, and the clergy all have special gifts to edify the church in unity and holiness. "The laity are not in last place.

The final Synod assembly document, approved by Pope Francis, said women must be given all the opportunities that church law provides to act as leaders, but left the possibility of ordaining women ...

The 52-page final document from the Synod of Bishops did not mention the LGBTQ community but made a veiled reference to people in the Church who "experience the pain of feeling excluded or judged ...

The Rev. Jeff Johnson of Florence Baptist Temple responds Paul DeMarco column, writing the issue for Baptists is "What saith ...

A woman who says she was assaulted by Pastor John-Paul Miller of Solid Rock at Market Common church in South Carolina as she ...