Is the Holy Spirit telling us that female exclusion from ordained ministry and church decision-making is no longer acceptable ...

FILE - Pink smoke rises in front of St. Peter's Basilica during a protest by the Women's Ordination Conference calling for full equality for women in the Catholic Church on the first day of the ...

As cardinals selected American Cardinal Robert Prevost to become the 267th pontiff-- Pope Leo XIV -- on Thursday, one major group was excluded from the decision-making process: women. "Ordained ...

Pope Leo's selection had spurred optimism that the Church's stance on female deacons might change. That was not to be the case.

Pope Leo XIV ordered the release of the Summary of the Study Commission on the Female Diaconate last week, marking a new low ...

VATICAN CITY Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis’ pontificate by having women serve on the Vatican board that vets ...

VATICAN CITY — Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis’ pontificate by having women serve on the Vatican board that ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis’ pontificate by having women serve on the Vatican board ...