The first week of the Synod on Synodality session is in the books, and if you’ve been following the media’s account of things, you’d be forgiven for thinking the event is primarily focused on ...

One of the founding mothers of the women's ordination movement in the Catholic Church has died. Sister Theresa Kane was 87 years old. NPR religion correspondent Jason DeRose reports that she spoke out ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. This week marks the 50th anniversary of the ordination of 11 women as ...

Unlike many other Christian confessions, the Catholic church remains strongly opposed to the ordination of women. Over the last weeks, feminist associations, have been working on various initiatives ...

(RNS) — The survey also found that Francis’ popularity has dropped throughout Latin America in the last decade, though significant majorities of Latin American Catholics still view him favorably. (RNS ...

Kate Kelly is a Mormon women's rights activist. She founded the group Ordain Women, arguing women deserve a larger role in the Mormon church, including ordination as priests. She has led peaceful ...

In major Latin American countries, Catholic support for ordaining women as priests has risen significantly in the last decade, while Pope Francis’ popularity has declined somewhat, according to a ...