With the conclave to select a new Pope beginning on May 7, many are wondering in what direction a new pope will take the Catholic Church. The role of women in the Church is a big issue, and there are ...

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

Nevertheless, the women who have worked closely with Prevost in recent years have praised his leadership style, ability to ...

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

The Roman Catholic Church’s first American pope is likely to continue many priorities of his predecessor, the late Pope ...

Catholics suffer from widespread ignorance of important, historical precedents of both female and lay ecclesial leadership.

Before he was Pope Leo XIV, then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, created a commission to help women escape forced ...

Among the powerful figures in the crowd? King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, Queen Mathilde and King Philippe of ...

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

The massive spending and tax cut bill, called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” includes a provision that forbids Medicaid ...

In Ireland, a new study says attitudes towards the Church are “deeply divided” in the once deeply Catholic country.

The church's presiding bishop preaches service as a key to business success. Grand Tetons to improve Mormon Row.