Nevertheless, the women who have worked closely with Prevost in recent years have praised his leadership style, ability to ...

The new pope opposed letting women serve as deacons but endorsed some of his predecessor’s moves to expand their involvement.

Despite historic gains under Pope Francis, women remain excluded from the Catholic Church's highest levels of decision-making ...

American nun Sister Rose Pacatte shares her hopes for women in the Roman Catholic Church after the election of Pope Leo XIV ...

In 1994, Pope John Paul II declared this position as official doctrine, writing that "the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women." However, women played crucial ...

And thirdly, her wisdom about women in the Catholic Church is just so sincere. Norah asked Sister Rose if she wanted women to ...

Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope to lead the global Catholic Church, following a ... known as a synod by allowing women and laity to participate, and his ...

Central among them are questions about the role of women, the exercise of power in the church hierarchy and the ... said Brother Mark O’Connor, a Catholic journalist who runs communications ...