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 ...

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 ...

Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis’ pontificate by having women serve on the Vatican board that vets nominations ...

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

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 ...

But history suggests no woman has ever held the role, and the Church's cannon law prohibits women from being ordained and does not recognize them in these roles. The CBC's Jennifer La Grassa spoke to ...

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 ...