However, it did recommend an overhaul in the training of future priests, greater lay involvement in selecting bishops, expansion of women's ministries and a revision of church law to mandate ...

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Pope Francis' Catholic Church Reform Process Ends Without Giving More Equity to Women VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closed Saturday with ...

(Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) A Vatican assembly on the future of the Catholic Church on Saturday said that more should be done to help women overcome “obstacles” to taking a leadership ...

(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closed Saturday with recommendations that fell short of giving women more equity as ...

Black women have long played a key role in protecting voting rights and urging their communities to cast ballots. This three-part series highlights their work as they build political power and ...

Clyde McGrady covers race and identity and has reported on Black ... is a woman who is a deep prayer warrior,” said the Rev. Dr. Kevin Johnson, the senior pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church ...

Black church congregations across the country have ... He also used his sermon to welcome the idea of America electing its first woman president, saying, “It takes a real man to support a ...

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Black women in American politics continue to face an uphill battle against persistent stereotypes, even as they ascend to prominent positions like the vice presidency. Despite significant progress ...