A panel of Catholic leaders argued that women play an important role in advancing the Catholic Church’s mission and promoting the common good at a Georgetown University dialogue March 9. Held one day ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has decided to give women the right to vote at an upcoming meeting of bishops, an historic reform that reflects his hopes to give women greater decision-making ...

For many women converting to Catholicism, the Mary factor indeed looms large. “Catholicism is one of the few religions that ...

As Lent began on Ash Wednesday (March 5), Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on strike, withholding numerous services ...

Pope Francis greets women ambassadors to the Holy See and women leaders of Catholic organizations after his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 8, 2023, which is ...

Houston, TX, December 2, 2025 – University of St. Thomas Houston is leading the conversation on the profound wellspring of wisdom that the Catholic Church offers in the conversation on gender and ...

Until recently, the young women at the forefront of conservative politics were largely evangelical Protestants. They looked like the kind of young women you might see showing their OOTDs on RushTok, ...

For the first time in centuries the ordination of women is on the table in the Roman Catholic Church. It has arisen as a real possibility through the Synod on Synodality, which was launched by Pope ...

"I seek to create a refuge for Catholic women who are on the margins and don't feel like there's a place for them." Typically shying away from online conflict, Cora (not her real name) had approached ...

(RNS) — There is growing momentum to restore women to the diaconate, which would allow women to serve as Catholic chaplains in prisons, hospitals and other settings. (RNS) — Casey Stanton wanted to ...

Is the church being called to receive women into the permanent order of deacons? Are women being called by God to serve as deacons in the church? And what role do Sunday Mass-goers, lapsed Catholics ...

(RNS) — The Synod on Synodality disappointed many women’s hopes that it would recognize women’s essential role in the church. A women’s strike, they hope, will make their point. (RNS) — As Lent began ...