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

The new pope opposed letting women serve as deacons but endorsed some of his predecessor’s moves to expand their involvement.

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

Mathilde is striking - against the Catholic church. The French lawyer and regular ... The organisation found that women do 80% of the essential work in French parishes. Adéline, co-president ...

The church acknowledged as much in a March essay titled “Women’s Service and Leadership ... were born in the 1970s and ’80s, and were married for around 10 years. More than a few have ...

According to the organisation, women carry out nearly 80 per cent of essential work in parishes. Others are finding different ways to take part — from praying outside church walls to refusing to ...

During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe calling for change. The Argentine pontiff listened, breaking some ...

He took important steps to expand opportunities for women in the church and address its patriarchal structure. This was showcased by his inclusion of women in the 2024 synod (a global meeting of ...

Pope Francis is being remembered as a pastoral leader – and in some ways, his treatment of women in the Catholic Church was unprecedented. But he could have done more. Pope Francis, the head of ...