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

The new pope opposed letting women serve as deacons but endorsed some of his predecessor’s moves to expand their involvement.

It was the most electric thing I have ever experienced inside the walls of a Catholic church,” one protester recalls.

Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis’ ...

Jeanne Ory is shy by nature. So, a few weeks ago, when she heard her name announced at Mass at St. Joan of Arc Church in ...

Pope Leo XIV has reaffirmed traditional Catholic views on marriage and dignity of the unborn, emphasizing peace, justice and truth in his first major remarks.

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

There are early signs that Pope Leo XIV is capitalizing on a moment of euphoria for Catholics and gaining traction within a ...

no women priests, bishops, cardinals are allowed, and so mother church, as they like to call it, is not a mother, it’s a patriarchal, hierarchal institution that discriminates against women.