Women's role in Catholic Church tops agenda
Catholic reform debate launched by Pope Francis leans away from ordained roles for women
Pope Francis’ big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of responsibility in the church topping the agenda
Women's role in Catholic Church tops agenda as Pope Francis opens second phase of big reform project
Pope Francis' big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of responsibility in the church topping the agenda.
Pope Francis opens new debates on Catholic Church future
Pope Francis launched fresh consultations Wednesday on the future of the Roman Catholic Church, which faces pressure over the role of women and the ongoing scourge of clerical child abuse. The General Assembly of the Synod,
On Pope Francis’ visit to Belgium, critics spoke out on the role of women in the Catholic Church
In this episode of "Inside the Vatican," Gerry and Colleen discuss the most newsworthy moments from Pope Francis’ visit to Belgium.
Pope Francis Warns Vatican Summit Against Pet Agendas, Defends Reforms
Pope Francis opened a global Catholic summit on Wednesday with a warning that delegates should not seek to foist pet agendas onto the assembly, an apparent attempt to prevent discussions bogging down in divisive issues such as women's ordination.
Pope Francis, starting Vatican summit, tells delegates not to impose pet agendas
Pope Francis on Wednesday opened a global summit of Catholic leaders, which has postponed action on divisive issues such as women's ordination until 2025, with a warning that delegates should not seek to foist pet agendas onto the assembly.
Pope Francis leads the church in asking forgiveness for sins against the poor, abuse victims and the Earth
Pope Francis penned requests for forgiveness, which were read by the most influential clerics at the Vatican, listing the ...
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Pope Francis Opens Synod on Synodality Assembly With Warning Against Personal ‘Agendas’
The second session of the 16th Ordinary Synod of Bishops, running from Oct. 2–27, marks a critical phase in the Church’s ...
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South African women feel left off the agenda at the synod—and they’re frustrated with Pope Francis.
One South African theologian described “a deep sense of disillusionment that the church, on the one hand, is saying we need ...
Pope Francis, after Belgian criticism, says church has 'no place for abuse'
Pope Francis on Sunday wrapped up a weekend trip to Belgium, where he faced some of the strongest criticism yet levied during ...
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Pope Francis: We must acknowledge our sins, ask forgiveness to become missionary Church
During the penitential celebration on the eve of the Synod on Synodality, confessions and testimonies were shared by bishops, ...
Belgian PM blasts Pope Francis for Catholic Church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome
Belgium’s prime minister blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups, ...
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After Warm Welcome in Asia, Pope Francis Gets a Fraught Reception in Belgium
On Saturday, a Catholic university where Francis held a meeting “deplored ... Father Reese, the church analyst, compared the pope to “a grandfather at a Thanksgiving dinner.” ...
Catholic Church must learn from abuse victims, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis addressed the Belgian victims of clerical sexual abuse again on Saturday, offering words of contrition in a ...
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At Synod on Synodality, pope says Church needs new ways for bishops to be ‘synodal’
Never can a bishop, or any other Christian, think of himself ‘without others,’” Pope Francis said Wednesday at the first ...