On April 5, the Latin American Ecclesial Council published a seven-page summary of its proposal for the creation of an Amazonian Rite, which includes the ordination of women deacons and married men.

CBS News senior correspondent Norah O'Donnell is watching and waiting to see how Pope Leo XIV widens Francis' legacy of ...

Leo will serve about 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide—many of whom come from the global south—during a period marked by decreases in Catholic Church attendance and great political conflict.

Pope Leo has been noncommittal on opening the diaconate to women, citing the church's "very significant and long tradition" of male-only clergy, but many women aspiring to be deacons are ready to ...

U.S. politics Leo, who is from Chicago, voted in Republican primary elections in 2012, 2014 and 2016, and most recently in the 2024 general election, according to voting records obtained by Politico.

Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis’ pontificate by having women serve on the Vatican board that vets ...

Pope Francis honored women's contributions to the life of the church. I trust Pope Leo XIV to do the same.

Those who knew Leo when he was a bishop in Chiclayo, Peru, say he also supported leadership roles for lay women in social organizations. Before Bishop Prevost arrived in Chiclayo, the diocese had ...

Lifestyle Only a handful of women allowed to wear white to Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration — here’s why everyone else must dress in black By Fabiana Buontempo Published May 18, 2025, 5:09 p.m. ET ...

Hearing the call of the Holy Spirit Pope Leo has been noncommittal on opening the diaconate to women, citing the church's "very significant and long tradition" of male-only clergy, but many women ...

Pope Leo has been noncommittal on opening the diaconate to women, citing the church's "very significant and long tradition" of male-only clergy, but many women aspiring to be deacons are ready to ...