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United Methodist Church ends 40-year gay ban
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 4 days agoThe United Methodist Church (UMC) has ended its 40-year ban on gay clergy, marking a significant shift for the denomination. The decision, made during a...
More than 1M Methodists leave church over same-sex rule change
The Hill· 4 hours agoDelegates of the United Methodist Church voted to repeal their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ ...
United Methodists to lose 12% of global membership as African churches exit over LGBTQ-friendly move
The Washington Times· 5 days agoThe century-old West African branch, which only formally affiliated with the UMC in 2008, is...
Augustinian Catholic order posts list of child sex abusing clergy that doesn't include priest it...
Chicago Sun-Times· 10 hours agoAfter hiding the names of sexually abusive priests and religious brothers for years, the Augustinian Catholic order has posted its first public listing of clergy members in ...
Diocese of Erie releases clergy appointment list
Jeffersonian Democrat· 12 hours agoThe Most Rev. Lawrence T. Persico, bishop of Erie, has appointed several clergy throughout the Diocese of Erie to new parishes, many related to parish restructuring that has ...
India election results: Big wins, losses and surprises
Al Jazeera· 9 hours agoAs India’s election results become clearer with hundreds of millions of votes counted and leads...
Rescue of more historic Catholic sites in France gets underway
Catholic News Agency· 11 hours agoSince the French Revolution (1789), which nationalized clergy property, and the 1905 law separating...
Pope Francis Appoints New Members to Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
National Catholic Register· 3 hours agoPope Francis has appointed two cardinals and an archbishop as new members of the Dicastery for the...
NYC Council bill would bar Correction Department from listening, recording jail calls without a...
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 32 minutes agoNEW YORK — The New York City Correction Department would be barred from eavesdropping on and...
Oklahoma United Methodists to meet for first time after exits, LGBTQ+ restrictions removed
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn April and early May, delegates at the General Conference meeting in North Carolina removed...