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

During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe calling for change.

We Catholic voters acknowledge the following ten ... of innocent human life from conception[2] to natural death. The Church teaches that justice requires this protection. This truth can also ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Last year, while Washington's current governor, Ferguson, was still the state's attorney general, he pushed to investigate Catholic church leadership in Seattle, Spokane and Yakima for allegedly ...

Last year, while Washington's current governor, Ferguson, was still the state's attorney general, he pushed to investigate Catholic church leadership in Seattle, Spokane and Yakima for allegedly ...

As Pope Francis, one of the greatest revolutionaries in the history of Christianity, has passed into history, the world eagerly awaits his successor. He ...

Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri has announced three staffing changes in Cape Girardeau ... see the program continue to excel under her leadership.” Tracy Morrow has been named maternal ...

He chose to make gradual changes ... of women in leadership roles is critical to effective reform and should be an urgent priority.” The lack of opportunity for women in the church is likely ...