Pope Leo XIV will officially inaugurate his papacy with Mass in St. Peter's Square May 18. Although he was pope from the ...

Although he became pope when accepted his election, Pope Leo XVI will officially inaugurate his papacy with Mass in St. Peter ...

As the Catholic Church mourns the death of Pope Francis and its all-male College of Cardinals prepares to elect his successor ...

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

From abuse to diplomacy, sexual ethics to Church reform, the next pope faces considerable challenges. La Croix outlines 12 ...

In January, Francis made his highest-ranking female appointment, naming Sister Simona Brambilla prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Religious, which oversees nuns, monks and religious orders.

The general congregations have outlined a set of pressing issues including sexual doctrine, shared governance, and the Church ...

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

A couple miles from the ongoing conclave, sisters in leadership gather at the International Union of Superiors General ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini as the president of the powerful Vatican City State, and Sister Simona Brambilla as the first female prefect of a Vatican office overseeing religious orders for both men ...

When the secret process to select Pope Francis’s successor begins this week, only cardinals under 80 will get to cast votes for candidates who are male – but women still find ways to have influence, s ...