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Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, the relator general of the 16th Annual General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Member of the Council of Cardinals Urges Caution, Dialogue on Women’s Ordination

May 20, 2024

The cardinal said the prohibition against ordaining women was “not an infallible doctrinal decision” and could be changed over time with arguments.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has served as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops since April 12, 2023. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

"Clericalizing women" Will Not Solve Problems: Cardinal at Synod on Synodality

Oct 26, 2023

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost noted that the Catholic Church is not a mirror image of society and “needs to be different.”

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during his Angelus address on Oct. 15, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis on Women Deacons: "Holy orders is reserved for men"

Oct 25, 2023

Pope Francis reaffirmed the impossibility of women becoming priests, or even modern Church deacons, in an interview for a book released Tuesday in Italy.

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“An experience of solidarity”: Catholic Youth Director in Angola on Planned Celebration of Christ the King Solemnity

Today, November 17, We Celebrate St. Elizabeth of Hungary

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Kenya’s President Appeals to Country's Newest Catholic University to Consider Training Clergy for Other Denominations

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Kenya’s President Appeals to Country's Newest Catholic University to Consider Training Clergy for Other Denominations

Credit: Institute of Social Communication (ISC)/Tangaza University

Pioneer Class of Kenya’s Newest Catholic University Urged to Spur Change, “to be a voice for the voiceless”

Africa’s Catholic Bishops Urge Leaders, International Community to Prioritize “climate justice” at Ongoing COP29

Pope Francis meets with Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley on Nov. 14, 2024, at the Vatican ahead of a meeting of the Pontifical Academy for Life titled “Common Good: Theory and Practice” in which Mottley was a panelist. The academy’s meeting discussed the global financial system in light of the social doctrine of the Catholic Church and crises that have impacted the world. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican Meeting Highlights "common good" as Key Objective to Reform Global Financial Order

Pope Francis speaks at a Mass and canonization of 14 new saints in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Honoring the "saints next door": Pope Francis Calls for Annual Celebration of Local Holy Men and Women

Vicar Delegate of Meki Apostolic Vicariate in Ethiopia Appointed Bishop for Country’s Awasa Vicariate

Vatican Official Says 10-year-old Holy See – Cameroon Framework Agreement “already bearing fruit”

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Angelus address on Nov. 10, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Asks Rome’s Catholics to Help Combat "housing emergency" during 2025 Jubilee

Upcoming Church's 2025 Jubilee Year “favorable time for reconciliation, conversion”: Gabon’s Catholic Bishops

Pope Francis greets members of Italy’s National Youth Council at the Vatican on Nov. 16, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Young People Can be "artisans of hope" amid Mental Health Challenges

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