The Church of England’s General Synod has voted to end plans for stand-alone blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples in ...

General Synod did vote to continue to look at the issue, but bishops say there are "theological and legal barriers" to having ...

Before Pope Francis announced last year’s Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on Marriage and Family, and this year’s ordinary synod on the same topic, the Eastern Orthodox practice of oikonomia was little ...

You probably heard about the latest marriage controversy — what Pope Francis did or didn't say regarding same-sex unions. Perhaps you recall the questions about marriage for priests in the remote ...

Reporting from Salt Lake City — Episcopalians overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to allow religious weddings for same-sex couples, solidifying the church’s embrace of gay rights that began more than a ...

ROME — Pope Francis has signaled his support for the Church to reform its marriage-preparation process in favor of a new “catechumenate for marriage” — an idea more than 35 years in the making — that ...

Marriage is more than the wedding ceremony, the flowers, the dress, the photos, Pope Francis said in his weekly general audience: it is a participation in the Church's mission. "It [marriage] is not ...

NEW YORK --The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approved redefining marriage in the church constitution Tuesday to include a "commitment between two people," becoming the largest Protestant group to ...

As Black women carry leadership and spiritual responsibilities in the church, faith leaders explore whether the Black church ...