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.

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

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

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.

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 ...

Archbishop of Seattle Paul Etienne discussed the future of the Catholic Church and how Washington clergy will navigate a new ...

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 ...