In the formal economy, women dominate sectors and jobs specifically tailored for them, which require nurturing, domestic, or ...

A report of a study group on women deacons is expected as soon as June, putting the spotlight on the issue of women’s roles ...

Twenty days into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV’s appointment style remains largely unknown—but his years leading the Diocese of ...

Outcry over proposed norms in the North Carolina diocese is rising to international attention, as it represents the first ...

Louis-Sébastien Mercier, dramatist and author of the early science fiction novel L’an 2440, claimed that only a small ...

Cardinal Walter Kasper, the former head of Vatican ecumenism efforts, said he now believes there are reasons to create a ...

Three weeks after his election, Pope Leo XIV met for the first time with Vatican and Roman Curia employees—an audience of ...

On that occasion “he did talk about the concern for clericalism,” said Ellie Hidalgo, co-director of Discerning Deacons, a network aimed at informing Catholics about the female diaconate ...

he asked. The Swiss Catholic Women’s Federation will drop the word “Catholic” from its title because the term is linked to clericalism and abuse. Its annual assembly in Bern on 23 May ...