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Izani Bruch named chaplain of Chilean presidential palace
After cerebral bleed, bishop-elect Paula Clark returns to work
by Dawn Araujo-Hawkins
After four-month lockout, AME pastor preaches at her church
by Adelle M. Banks
National Council of Churches elects all-female officers, approves NRSV update
First woman ordained in Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi
Women making strides in Black denominations amid hesitancy
Beverly Shamana, pioneering Methodist bishop, dies at 81
by Sam Hodges
Anne Burghardt is first woman to lead Lutheran World Federation
by Emily McFarlan Miller
Vashti McKenzie, first woman bishop in AME church, to retire in July
Emily Awino Onyango becomes first female Anglican bishop in East, Central Africa
by Egan Millard
Top German Catholic official says church should be more inclusive
by Jack Jenkins
Episcocal Diocese of Chicago elects first African American, first woman diocesan bishop
Barbara Harris, first woman ordained in Anglican Communion, dies at 89
Alison Cheek, one of the first female Episcopal priests, dies at 92
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, can you save us from being hot messes?
We were no longer strong women facing messy situations. We became the mess.
By Carol Howard Merritt
How a woman sounds in the pulpit
Preaching is an embodied act. Do women perform it differently from men?
by Barbara Melosh
When it comes to equal pay for women, the church should do better than employers generally, not worse.
The religious landscape in Chattanooga is interesting. It may be a magnified version of what’s happening in a lot of places. There are many culturally hip churches that are utterly regressive when it comes to women.