CHARLOTTE, N.C.CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century’s worth of denominational bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages. But when asked at ...

Today’s evangelicals bear little resemblance to 19th and early-20th century evangelicals in their social attitudes and aspirations.” ...

When Pope Francis celebrated the 60th anniversary of the opening of Vatican II on Oct. 11, he paid tribute to the ways the council led to an opening of the Catholic Church's relationships with other ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Days before their denomination dismantled decades of policies limiting the role of the LGBTQ+ community in the ...

Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their big denominational meeting, known as General Conference. It’s a much-anticipated gathering. Typically it is held ...

(RNS) — The plan, called ‘regionalization,’ must now go before each region, called an annual conference, for ratification by the end of 2025. (RNS) — The top legislative body of the United Methodist ...

(AP) – Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their big denominational meeting, known as General Conference. Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in ...

In 1766 Philip Embury and a handful of John Wesley’s disciples organized the first New World preaching societies of Methodism, which then was merely a dissident Anglican sect. Last week more than ...

Review and Outlook: 'The Cass Review' shifts the transgender debate back to medicine and science, in contrast to the ideological conformity found in U.S. medical associations. Images: Zuma Press ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It took just a few days for United Methodist delegates to remove a half-century’s worth of denominational bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages. Subscribe to read this story ...