Overall, the church is telling women, “We need you, but stay in your place.” The first statement came from Elder Dale G. Renlund, who spoke at a women’s conference in Arcadia, California.The ...

While Latter-day Saint women are generally thrilled with the new sleeveless garments, some are sad. Why? Well, for starters, the change is coming too late.

More women are entering seminary and other theological programs in mainstream Christian denominations. Some look at it as an opportunity for activism and a reinvigoration of faith.

In the past decade, 16 million American women have left the Christian church, according to author and journalist Ericka Andersen. “The reasons are really layered,” Andersen says, “anything ...

Members of a pilgrim group learning about the diaconate and speaking in Rome on women's service to the church line up for Communion Oct. 5, 2024, at the Basilica of Santa Maria Cosmedin in Rome.

Noiva do Cordeiro is a unique settlement. Though it is often referred to as the "village of women", men also live there. However, the role of women in this community is of great importance. They ...

Catholic women lead push for female priests 08:09. Pope Francis' yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closed Saturday with recommendations that fell short of giving women more equity as ...

Some do this, and leave the Church altogether. Most of the ordained women I have spoken to have managed to hold on to their faith despite the toxic environment in which they try to fulfil their ...

"Men are staying in church," Ruth Graham said at The New York Times, "while the women are leaving at a remarkable clip."Church membership has been dropping in the United States for years, but the ...

Some blame the pioneering ordination of women in the Episcopal Church 50 years ago for the church's decline. But it actually made it better.

"Women do the majority of the work that keeps the church going," said former evangelical Sheila Wray Gregoire, who’s studied Christian marriage in the U.S. and Canada for 17 years.

What else do these statements tell us about how the church regards women in 2025? First, we aren’t trusted with our own history. Poster for the recent Worldwide Relief Society Devotional.