The new pope, Leo XIV, has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy. He’s been in positions of ...

Groups representing survivors made last-minute appeals for the next pontiff to definitively resolve the crisis, which has swirled around the Roman Catholic ... of the church’s hierarchy are ...

His critics were fellow clergy as ... in the American church, and that strengthened and expanded throughout his papacy as a tide of resistance rose in the American church hierarchy, in Washington ...

Before his death, Francis made further appointments demonstrating his commitment to integrating women into Church governance. In January 2025, he appointed Sister Simona Brambilla as the prefect of ...

I was so touched by the brief yet beautiful blessing of Pope Francis. He appeared in his wheelchair and declared “Buona ...

Taylor: How do you see the election of a new pope shaping the direction of the Catholic ... clergy would have to report child abuse, neglect under proposal Taylor: Historically, the church has ...

and one that eventually set the Catholic Church on a new path of accountability for clergy sexual abuse. Francis was asked by a TV reporter about a Chilean bishop who had been accused by victims ...

Rome, Italy – When Pope Francis was elected in 2013, he faced loud calls to expand the role of women within the Roman Catholic ... is not within the hierarchy of the Church,” she said, asking ...

when asked his opinion about homosexual men in the ranks of the Catholic clergy ... the church drew stinging rebukes from numerous sources, including from within the Catholic hierarchy.

It's one reason why Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is believed to be a papabile, or frontrunner to replace Pope Francis ...