Pope Francis appointed women to key Vatican posts. Will his successor consider women as deacons and priests next?

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, who was pro-prefect of the dicastery that assists religious orders, was the main celebrant ...

"His pontificate was a light for all of us," said Sister Mary T. Barron, superior of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles ...

After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, the ballots of the cardinals are burned in a special furnace to ...

Yes, Pope Francis did appoint some women to high positions in the Vatican Dicasteries and governing bodies.  But did ...

Weeks before that, he named Sister Simona Brambilla as the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, asking her to oversee the world’s Catholic religious orders. But Francis, who was ...

The role of deacon is currently only held by men in the Catholic Church and Sister Gemma Simmons wants the successor to Pope Francis to go “further and faster” on the issue ...

Weeks before that, he named Sister Simona Brambilla as the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, asking her to oversee the world's Catholic religious orders. But Francis, who was elected ...