The final meeting of this synodal journey has begun in Rome. The three pillars of the current synodal working document, the Instrumentum Laboris, are communion, mission and participation.

ROME — Pope Francis opened the second phase of his big Catholic reform project Wednesday, with widespread calls for women ... the church’s transgressions before the start of the meeting.

But the women are unusual in ways beyond their ubiquity. All are members of an evangelical charismatic Christian church in the tiny town of Spindale (population 4,238) in western North Carolina.

On Oct. 2, the Vatican begins a monthlong meeting of Catholic leaders from around the world to discuss church policy. This year, women are demanding a seat at the table.

BRUSSELS — Pope Francis was challenged by Belgian students Saturday about women’s place in the Catholic Church ... On Saturday morning, during a gathering with clergy and pastoral workers ...

The shocking images of what happened between Tennessee and North Carolina motivated two Kentucky women, Jennifer Davis and Kelsey Doyle, to repurpose a birthday trip to help those recovering from ...

Pope Francis' big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take ... way to atone for the church’s transgressions before the start of the meeting.

WORCESTER — With the number of priests shrinking, enterprising young women are finding themselves playing a bigger role in the Catholic Church. Data from the Center for Applied Research in the ...

Conservative voters who have been skeptical of mail voting and ballot gathering, a strategy often used by Democrats, are ...