Despite historic gains under Pope Francis, women remain excluded from the Catholic Church's highest levels of decision-making.

It was the most electric thing I have ever experienced inside the walls of a Catholic church,” one protester recalls.

CBS News' panel in Vatican City discusses what the election of Pope Leo XIV might mean for women in the Catholic Church.

Jeanne Ory is shy by nature. So, a few weeks ago, when she heard her name announced at Mass at St. Joan of Arc Church in ...

as did Francis’ earlier inclusion of women as voting participants in the Synod on Synodality. Secular news outlets underscored its unprecedented nature. Within the Catholic Church ...

Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis’ ...

The Catholic Church has witnessed a historic shift in its governance with the participation of women in the synod, marking a significant step towards inclusivity. In October 2024, the synod concluded, ...

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Many were in attendance, and as tradition goes — when a person is in the presence of a pope, they dress in black, except for ...

With deep ties to both the United States and Peru, Pope Leo steps into spiritual leadership of 1.4 billion Catholics, ...

Sister Ngalula, a Congolese thelogian, says more women should lead the Catholic Church ...