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Pope Francis opened doors for women in the church. Will the next pope do the same? | Opinion
In his final Easter message, Pope Francis expressed pain over the violence and division throughout our world and urged us to ...
No matter what happens next, the church should follow Pope Francis in trusting women
With the papal conclave underway, Maureen H. O’Connell writes that the cardinals who elect his successor should keep in mind ...
Pope Francis didn't restore women deacons, but LI woman still thinks it's possible
Phyliss Zagano, a Hofstra professor who was on a papal panel studying the issue, has high hopes that the next pontiff will ...
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How an accidental email captured what some call Pope Francis's mixed legacy on women
Scaraffia cites, in her view, just two positive changes Pope Francis made for women: the promotion of Mary Magdalene to an apostle and the cancelling of a norm that considered abortion a ...
Robert Francis Prevost Is 'Centrist' Who Opposes Ordination of Women
The first American Pope, Leo XIV, has spoken about the role of women in the Catholic Church. In an interview with Vatican ...
A bridge builder and quiet reformer. How Pope Leo will lead the Catholic Church
I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...
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Michelle Obama and Barack Obama React to "Fellow Chicagoan" Robert Francis Prevost Becoming Pope
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama shared their reaction to "fellow Chicagoan" Robert Francis Prevost becoming Pope Leo XIV, the ...
From the left and right, US Catholics hope new pope fulfills their hopes
The new pope has made clear — in his remarks and his choice of a motto — that unity within the global church will be a ...