Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Debates over LGBTQ+ issues have divided Methodist congregations for years leading up to the current schism. AP Photo/Charlie ...

The Roman Catholic Church has a long and colorful history of malfeasance at its highest levels. Premodern popes have been credibly accused of murder, rape, theft, bribery, adultery, fathering ...

Talk of schism in the Church is “promiscuous” now, writes New York Times columnist Ross Douthat. Pope Francis addressed it at length on his return flight from Madagascar. But where is the danger of ...

The Orthodox and Catholic Churches have a long history that led to a series of divisions, also known as schisms.

Marquette University theologian Daniel Maguire had a letter published in The New York Times last week suggesting that the Catholic Church could soon go the way of Judaism and split into three branches ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It’s a worldwide split that would have local consequences. Exactly what those consequences would be, however, isn't clear yet. The United Methodist Church appears on the verge of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: (L-R) Sandrine Mainville of Canada, Emma McKeon of Australia and Simone Manuel of the United States compete in the Final of the Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay.