Pope Francis transformed women's roles in the Catholic Church without changing doctrine. His legacy: creating pathways for ...

The death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday has revived discussions on why women are excluded from becoming Pope, a position ...

Though any Catholic man can technically become the next Pope, more than half of the world’s estimated 1.3 billion Catholics ...

One of the most long-lasting impacts of Pope Francis' pontificate may be his appointment of more women than ever before to ...

Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday, leaves behind a legacy of both upholding and altering Catholic Church teachings. He ...

Pope Francis in 2023 repeated the rule, saying holy orders were reserved for men. His predecessor, Pope John Paul II, had ...

The world of religious attire is changing, and one of the most exciting trends in recent years is the growing popularity of women clergy robes. As female clergy members step into leadership roles ...

A team of lawyers and activists allegedly found that a church had been desecrated, that priests and children were assaulted ...

The Rev. Dan Hess, who studied in Rome while Pope Francis began his papacy, described the pope's call to shake things up as ...