MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first parliamentary elections ...

MAASIN CITY (PIA) — A new legal office building will soon rise within the grounds of the Southern Leyte Police Provincial ...

Locked behind bars, the political prisoners in CIW raise our fist in support of our struggle for press freedom. The women prisoners in the Philippines gained a lot of triumphs in terms of the ...

MAASIN CITY (PIA) — The inflation rate in Southern Leyte slightly decreased to 8.5% in July 2026 from 8.8% in June, according to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) ...

WORTH COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — A proposed constitutional amendment approved by the Southern Baptist Convention is prompting conversations in South Georgia about the role of women in church leadership.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An attendee holds a ballot as a motion is presented during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando, ...

Messengers at the church’s annual meeting easily passed a measure barring churches with women pastors or those that allow women to preach. The change must pass again next year to become permanent. A ...

Thousands of Southern Baptists overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to advance a formal ban on women pastors in the nation's largest Protestant denomination, sending a clear message that men alone should ...

The Southern Baptist Convention has taken a decisive first step toward passing a constitutional amendment that would enshrine a ban on women from teaching scripture or preaching to congregations ...

Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, submits a motion regarding women pastors during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. Thousands of Southern ...

(RNS) — The proposed ban on churches with women pastors or those that allow women to preach was approved by three-quarters of church messengers gathered in Orlando. ORLANDO, Fla. (RNS) — A proposal by ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (RNS) — A proposal by the nation’s largest Protestant denomination to ban churches that have women pastors or let women preach on Sunday mornings passed overwhelmingly on Wednesday (June ...