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 ...

But what’s happening in Rome, New York — and so many places like it — reflects the need for a new spirit of localism, as opposed to clericalism, within the church.

Pope Leo XIV officially began his Petrine ministry on May 18, with a powerful appeal for unity, love, and global fraternity ...