(RNS) — After more than five decades of looking at survey research, I am rarely surprised by the results when I look at a new poll. The recent Pew Research Center survey of Latin American Catholics, ...

"We're here with a very clear message for the Vatican, 'Don't kick the can down the road on women's ministries'". :: Pope Francis was hosting the Synod nearby, which has postponed action on the topic ...

In major Latin American countries, Catholic support for ordaining women as priests has risen significantly in the last decade, while Pope Francis’ popularity has declined somewhat, according to a ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Sunday after her confirmation, when young people raised Catholic are supposed to embrace their faith for themselves, Ellie Hidalgo’s niece begged her parents to not make her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tina Thompson on Dec. 19, 2025, in her home in Lawrence, recounts how her family influenced her faith Tina Thompson on Dec. 19, ...

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Wednesday the Catholic Church could have female priests in her grandchildren's lifetime. "Maybe my grandkids'," Pelosi told Politico’s Jonathan ...

Six women were ordained in a secret ceremony on a river barge in Rome this month - Copyright AFP/File Mohammed ABED Six women were ordained in a secret ceremony on a ...