While many within the church community are rooting for Mitt Romney, minority Mormon voices are becoming more assertive.

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Black Mormons and the Politics of Identity

More than 2,000 female members of the Church of England sign a petition opposing the ordination of women bishops.

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Women oppose female bishops move

Editor’s note: Introducing PostScript, a new feature intended to highlight some aspect of the discussion prompted by a Washington Post Opinions piece. In this first installment, we look at reaction to E.J. Dionne’s column, “ I’m not quitting the church .” Opinions staffer Rachel Manteuffel identified some interesting reader comments, and E.J. Dionne offers a response to readers below. Read full article > >

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Rachel Manteuffel: PostScript: E.J. Dionne’s refusal to quit the church

The Catholic primate of all-Ireland says he will not resign as Church leader despite revelations that he failed to act when told about the clerical abuse of children.

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Cardinal Brady ‘will not resign’

The Church History Museum in Salt Lake City shows the Mormon church in an American context.

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Critic’s Notebook: In Salt Lake City, Museum Shows How Mormons See Themselves

The leader of a group of US nuns the Vatican accuses of flouting Church teaching and espousing radical feminist views flatly rejects the charges.

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US nuns dismiss Vatican criticism

The Church of England fears church renovation projects could be scrapped because of planned changes to VAT set out in the Budget.

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Church fears impact of VAT rise

The Pope’s visit to Communist Cuba is being seen as a chance for the Church to revive the “flagging” faith of the people.

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VIDEO: Pope to visit state-atheist Cuba

The Anglican Covenant – aimed at maintaining unity in the worldwide Anglican Communion – is rejected by Church of England dioceses.

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CofE dioceses reject unity plan

Top U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday formally made their fight against a White House mandate for reproductive services the church’s top priority , saying “this struggle for religious freedom” demands their immediate attention. Read full article > >

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Catholic bishops say fight against White House mandate a top priority

Charlotte Church’s mother attempted suicide after hacking.

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Singer Settles With News Corp.

Letters have exposed the church’s inner workings in a scandal seen as stemming from a power struggle.

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Vatican, in Celebratory Mood, Shaken by Leaks

It was Sunday morning, and the church was filled with more than 200 men, women and children, praying, singing and testifying. “I have been searching for a faith all of my life,” Melvin Davis, 60, of Southeast declared from the pulpit. The grocery clerk’s story, genial and direct, bared a quest for a spiritual home that long had come up short. Read full article > >

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Mindful of history, Mormon Church reaches out to minorities

Anglicans opposed to the ordination of women bishops are refused concessions they said would secure their place in the Church of England.

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Women bishop concessions rejected

Timothy M. Dolan, the ebullient leader of the archdiocese of New York, has a high goal: restoring the scandal-ravaged image of the Roman Catholic Church in America.

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Timothy Dolan, New York’s Next Cardinal