The Christian Century

Eastern Orthodox Church ordains Zimbabwean woman as its first deaconess

On May 2, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all of Africa ordained in Zimbabwe the first deaconess of any patriarchate in the global Eastern Orthodox Church, marking the culmination of years ...

Converts are finding Eastern Orthodoxy online. The church wants to help them commune face-to-face

Often when a potential convert walks through the doors of his church, one of the first things the Very Rev. Andreas Blom ...
The Vindicator

A daughter’s journey to the Orthodox Church

After serving as an active Methodist pastor for more than 40 years, I am now retired. My husband is also a retired Methodist ...
Frederick News-Post

Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint

KWETHLUK, Alaska — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire life as a midwife and a mother of 13. As the wife of an ...
SFGate

Orthodox Judaism is making space for women’s religious leadership – even without traditional ordination

(THE CONVERSATION) When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a ...
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Orthodox Jewish women say Israeli rabbinate exam ruling creates opportunities

JERUSALEM (RNS) — In 2019, Sarah Segal-Katz was one of six Orthodox Jewish women who petitioned Israel’s High Court of Justice for the right to take the same accreditation exams the Chief Rabbinate ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Orthodox Judaism is making space for women’s religious leadership — even without traditional ordination

When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...