Rome, Italy – When Pope Francis was elected in 2013, he faced loud calls to expand the role of women within the Roman Catholic Church. To some extent, he delivered. Francis opened key meetings to ...

With the conclave to select a new Pope beginning on May 7, many are wondering in what direction a new pope will take the Catholic Church. The role of women in the Church is a big issue, and there are ...

The Roman Catholic Church, to preserve a healthy future, must embrace the idea that women can be ordained as church leaders.

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Wednesday the Catholic Church could have female priests in her grandchildren's lifetime. "Maybe my grandkids'," Pelosi told Politico’s Jonathan ...

A new Vatican document suggests the possibility of married men as priests and women in leading roles in the Catholic church in the Amazon. This question has been raised by a preparatory document for a ...

A half-century ago, Sister Evelyn Lamoureux applied to become a deacon in the Roman Catholic Church. She met all the requirements except one: she wasn’t a man. Today, she is still waiting to become a ...

ROME (AP) — A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to Catholic women who hope one day to be able to preside at weddings, ...

At a glance, Spirit of Grace church in Beaverton might appear to be just one of many progressive Protestant churches, not unusual in the Pacific Northwest. Its website and featured introduction video ...