At present, the church's constitution permits laity to take part in official church functions overseen by a bishop, but is implemented differently among the 65 synods. According to ELCA Secretary ...

The Catholic Church in Ireland must review its structures “to make sure that they are appropriate to the needs of the 21st century,” said Bishop of Elphin Kevin Doran at his installation as ...

(OSV News) -- Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes has decided to cover mosaics by Father Marko Rupnik at the entrance of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, a move aimed at making the ...

Rt Rev. Philip North, the Bishop of Blackburn, has called the whole of Lancashire to pray for the country of South Sudan following fresh political and social unrest ...

The wildfire, named the Silver fire, began around 2:11 p.m. north of Bishop, a city about halfway between Yosemite National Park and Death Valley National Park, according to Cal Fire, the state ...

He was involved in a crash early Saturday on the Bishop Ford Freeway, near 115th Street. When he got out of his car, he was hit by another vehicle that did not stop. His family said he was on his ...

Washing labels aren't always the most straightforward to read, and if you don't know what they mean you could end up ruining your clothes. Thankfully the symbols they use are (mostly) universal, so ...

West Virginia Wesleyan College will welcome Bishop Julius C. Trimble as the Baccalaureate speaker on Friday, May 9 at 7 p.m. in Wesley Chapel. Trimble assumed the role of General Secretary for the ...

The Pentagon's Inspector General's office announced on Thursday it was opening a probe into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of an unclassified commercial texting application to coordinate on ...

Newly ordained Bishop Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong of Vientiane has pledged to strengthen local Catholics and address the ongoing shortage of clergy in communist-ruled Laos. Hongsaphong was ordained as ...