On Oct. 2, the Vatican begins a monthlong meeting of Catholic leaders from around the world to discuss church policy. This year, women are demanding a seat at the table. Some 400 Catholic leaders from ...

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks with Xavière Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops, before the ...

Before meeting Pope John Paul II 24 years ago, Mark Mogilka panicked. As he walked up the steps to greet the pope, he thought about the secret he had never shared with anyone but his wife — that he ...

Salesian Sister Linda Pocher speaks to reporters at the Vatican Feb. 20, 2023, about the release of a two-volume book on the theology of the priesthood and the need to promote a better understanding ...

Following scandals of abuse and misconduct in 2018, Southern Baptist Convention leaders showed support for women in leadership. Subsequently, more women chair SBC committees and trustee boards. Push ...

On Sunday night, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints encouraged women around the world to gather to celebrate the Relief Society, a women’s organization in the church that was observing ...

VATICAN CITY — A years-long process to reform the Catholic Church closed Saturday with recommendations that fell short of hopes that women would be given more equity. Pope Francis said he would not ...

The ordination of female deacons is no longer on the agenda during a global assembly at the Vatican, but will be discussed separately. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City Pope Francis ...

(RNS) — The issue of women staffers who have the title of pastor in SBC churches has been up for debate repeatedly in recent years. DALLAS (RNS) — For the second year in a row, a move to bar churches ...