As a woman in leadership in the church, with authority not conferred by ordination, I have come to realize that women can be leaders within the church without being ordained as priests.

Many Ugandans are still waiting for that transformative change to materialize across key sectors. Some had hoped it would ...

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 ...

The new pope opposed letting women serve as deacons but endorsed some of his predecessor’s moves to expand their involvement. By Patricia Mazzei Reporting from Rome In 2023, Cardinal Robert ...

I wrote a column about the Catholic Church’s failure in that it excludes women from key leadership positions, and particularly the institutional prohibition disallowing women to preach the gospel.

In a 2023 interview with Vatican Media, Leo XIV highlighted his experience with having women in church leadership, particularly discussing the three women appointed to help select bishops -- a ...

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Over his 12-year pontificate guiding 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide, he redefined traditional ecclesiastical structures and opened new pathways for women in leadership within the Church.

Pope Francis and Vatican leaders did not make any changes to the current practice. Zagano says many people are hopeful the new pope will allow women to take more leadership in the Church ...