Female Catholic leaders say changes initiated by ... ranking position ever held by a woman in the Catholic Church -- McElwee said these changes didn't go far enough. "He started to change a ...

Qualities of humility, clarity and servant leadership are early signs that Pope Leo is charting a unifying path.

A Washington state lawmaker has called on the Catholic Church to change its centuries-old confessional policy so that priests ...

The Pope is not merely a spiritual shepherd to the world's 1.4 billion Catholics; he is also a political figure whose influence radiates beyond the Vatican's walls. Throughout history, the papacy has ...

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

The cardinals who are electing the next pope sometimes look as ideologically polarized as many secular voters around the globe. Many conservative Roman Catholic Church leaders disagreed with Pope ...

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community.

Over the past 60 years, dialogue turned to action for the common good and the sake of deep and trusting friendship between ...

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV could continue in his predecessor's footprints as the steward of the environment of the ...