Pope Francis said he plans to name two women to the committee that helps him choose bishops for the world’s Latin-rite dioceses.
Women in the Church
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
‘God may be calling us’: Meet the women aspiring to become deacons
Many people who oppose the idea of women as deacons fear that the potential candidates aren’t faithful Catholics. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Remembering Rosemary Radford Ruether, a feminist theologian who challenged what it means to be a ‘good Catholic’
Rosemary Radford Ruether, who died on May 21, deliberately lived both within the Catholic tradition and on its margins.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The blessings and sorrows of being a female Catholic hospital chaplain
My journal lists the names of 19 children this year who died after I spoke with their crying mother, their weary father.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
Why women can lead the church
Readers respond to story about the future of women in the church in light of a new constitution for the Roman Curia.
Posted inFaith, News
Is the Catholic Church ready for women cardinals?
If the main duty of a cardinal is to be an adviser to the pope, and there is no ordination required, it could make sense to restart the tradition of lay cardinals—and include women in the mix.
Posted inFaith, The Word
Everyone is called to preach
April 17, 2022, Easter Sunday: Mary Magdalene is called to preach not because she was first on the scene, but because of her openness to hearing and answering Jesus’ call.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
There are female presidents and CEOs. Why are we still asking if women can lead in the church?
I’ve often said that as a Catholic feminist covering the Vatican, I cannot wait until it is no longer newsworthy when women take on greater leadership roles in the church, but it is de rigeur.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Pope Francis is drawing on Vatican II to radically change how the Catholic Church is governed
After nine years, Pope Francis has unveiled a major reform of the Vatican Curia—though its emphases may sound familiar.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
A vocation with purpose: The new reality for religious sisters
A younger religious sister knows she can’t recreate the community of the 1950s, but she has deep gratitude for her own formation, and excitement for what is to come.