(RNS) The General Synod, the Church of England’s governing body, is prepared to debate a controversial motion that would make clerical vestments optional. CANTERBURY, England (RNS) A well-known ...

The House of Hansen, an unassuming small business in Chicago, makes and supplies vestments and liturgical wear -- like bishops' mitres and zucchettos -- to clergy locally and around the country. It is ...

Grant Daniels The world just met an Insta-famous social media influencer in Richardson who is calling out religious leaders for their over-the-top fashion choices. We think he’s saying more than he ...

A social media stir has greeted the image of a “woman priest,” among several other artistic images, posted to the Synod of Bishops' Facebook page. Though it is unclear whether the Facebook page ...

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