Is the Holy Spirit telling us that female exclusion from ordained ministry and church decision-making is no longer acceptable ...

CNN's Isa Soares examines how the late pontiff helped crack the "stained glass ceiling" for women in the Catholic Church. - Clipped From Video During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the ...

A Vatican report on women deacons published last week said that women could not be admitted to the diaconate “understood as a ...

A commission set up by Pope Francis to study women deacons has voted against the possibility of ordaining women deacons while ...

But a papal commission examining the question said further study was required, and advised that women should be given other ...

Rome, Italy – When Pope Francis was elected in 2013, he faced loud calls to expand the role of women within the Roman Catholic Church. To some extent, he delivered. Francis opened key meetings to ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. On Easter Sunday, he used his message and blessing to appeal for peace in Middle East and Ukraine. Pope Francis ...

(RNS) — The opinion by the head of a commission charged with considering the question in effect states that the Catholic ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - 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. From hospital as he was ...

Women now hold roles that shape the Church’s global mission —from selecting bishops to overseeing humanitarian initiatives.

Going to Catholic school, we all knew our patron saints. Mine happened to be St. Francis of Assisi. Even at a young age, I thought it was a good fit due to my Italian heritage and my love and ...

Pope Francis is stirring up a lot of enthusiasm with his recent remarks about how the Catholic church shouldn’t focus excessively on issues such as abortion and gay marriage. Yesterday, I was asked if ...