VATICAN CITY (AP) — While Pope Franci s accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many ...

But, at its heart, this announcement draws its intention from an objection to the validity of same-sex relationships, and a retrospective objection to the Church’s ordination of female priests and ...

What the world’s Indigenous Catholics don’t want to lose with the death of the first pontiff from the Southern Hemisphere: ...

Women’s Ordination Conference, which advocates for female priests, goes further ... “The gospel should not change at all because of our own human weakness.” The Rev. James Martin ...

This is despite the fact that Francis did more to elevate women than any other pope, often angering traditionalists in his ...

Women’s Ordination Conference, which advocates for female priests, goes further ... “The gospel should not change at all because of our own human weakness.” The Rev. James Martin ...

I confess… that on the morning of the conclave I assumed the smoke would be black (no pope), so I went to a Roman gym. It was ...