During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe ...

During his 12-year papacy, Pope Francis introduced significant changes to the Catholic Church, notably increasing the ...

Pope Francis transformed women's roles in the Catholic Church without changing doctrine. His legacy: creating pathways for ...

Phyliss Zagano, a Hofstra professor who was on a papal panel studying the issue, has high hopes that the next pontiff will ...

Pope Francis' legacy lies not only in the specific reforms he implemented, but in the broader paradigm shift he championed.

Before his death, Francis made further appointments demonstrating his commitment to integrating women into Church governance.

During his papacy, Pope Francis also strongly supported the ongoing involvement of women in positions of leadership in the ...

This language was hardly new. Instead, it was the exclamation point on an entire era when church leaders emphasized women’s role in the home as divinely appointed. Take then-apostle Ezra Taft ...

Women deacons could also bolster the church’s presence in schools, hospitals and prisons, along with providing leaders for Catholic communities. Church leaders in the Amazon, where priests are ...