Religion and Faith

Church of England names its first female bishop
Rev. Libby Lane has been a parish priest for two decades years. On Jan. 26 she will become the first female bishop since the church was founded five centuries ago.
Photos: Celebrating Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Hundreds of parishioners gathered to honor the Virgin of Guadalupe on December 12, 2014, at the Church of the Risen Savior in Burnsville, Minnesota. The Catholic church celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with music, dancing, tamales and evening Mass.
Vatican offers olive branch to U.S. nuns
The result of a controversial three-year investigation into U.S. women's religious orders was released Tuesday. The report was overwhelmingly positive and hailed as encouraging and realistic in tone.