Losing the women’s specialty services designation makes the organization ineligible for federal grant funding.

Those who reject papal authority are already out the door. The women who have given up hoping for change are on the way out, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rome, Italy – When Pope Francis was elected in 2013, he faced loud calls to expand the role of women within the Roman Catholic ...

Housing men with women in Catholic nursing homes as directed by a New York rule is being challenged by a group of nuns who on ...

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, June 23 (Reuters) - The Vatican on Tuesday reaffirmed a long-standing rule that only an ...

A panel of Catholic leaders argued that women play an important role in advancing the Catholic Church’s mission and promoting the common good at a Georgetown University dialogue March 9. Held one day ...

(RNS) — A network of leading female scholars and experts looking for ways to promote women’s standing in the church says the key is to embrace femininity. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Women in key roles at ...

"I seek to create a refuge for Catholic women who are on the margins and don't feel like there's a place for them." Typically shying away from online conflict, Cora (not her real name) had approached ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the first week of February, the Vatican department that oversees Catholic Church doctrine accepted written testimonies about women in the church whose experience conforms with ...

COMMENTARY: St. Margaret Clitherow’s witness inspires Catholic women to integrate faith into their careers while keeping family at the center. L to R: Legatus founder Tom Monaghan, Catholic ...