Pope Francis appointed women to key Vatican posts. Will his successor consider women as deacons and priests next?

In his final Easter message, Pope Francis expressed pain over the violence and division throughout our world and urged us to ...

As the Catholic Church mourns the death of Pope Francis and its all-male College of Cardinals prepares to elect his successor ...

With the papal conclave underway, Maureen H. O’Connell writes that the cardinals who elect his successor should keep in mind ...

A Florida pastor is facing legal trouble after being accused of sexually assaulting two underage girls on church grounds.

Pope Francis set up two commissions – the first in 2016 ... Yet, observers say they have not spelled out their positions on women in the Church clearly. In 2023, Cardinal Anders Arborelius ...

Pope Francis is being remembered as a pastoral leader – and in some ways, his treatment of women in the Catholic Church was ...

In 2023, a survey of 17,000 Catholic women from 104 countries found 84 per cent wanted the church to reform, more than two-thirds thought women should be made priests, and more than three-quarters ...

One of the most long-lasting impacts of Pope Francis' pontificate may be his appointment of more women than ever before to top Vatican positions.

In abolishing this criterion, the pope said the overall mission of the church, not ordination, should take precedence. He acted upon this and appointed two women to positions formerly reserved for ...

Nigeria only allows abortions when a pregnancy endangers the life of the mother, though women still seek illicit abortions ...