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No matter what happens next, the church should follow Pope Francis in trusting women
With the papal conclave underway, Maureen H. O’Connell writes that the cardinals who elect his successor should keep in mind ...
Pope Francis didn't restore women deacons, but LI woman still thinks it's possible
Phyliss Zagano, a Hofstra professor who was on a papal panel studying the issue, has high hopes that the next pontiff will ...
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How an accidental email captured what some call Pope Francis's mixed legacy on women
Scaraffia cites, in her view, just two positive changes Pope Francis made for women: the promotion of Mary Magdalene to an apostle and the cancelling of a norm that considered abortion a ...
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Michelle Obama and Barack Obama React to "Fellow Chicagoan" Robert Francis Prevost Becoming Pope
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama shared their reaction to "fellow Chicagoan" Robert Francis Prevost becoming Pope Leo XIV, the ...
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Pope Leo's stance on key issues, from climate change to LGBTQ+ rights to US politics
Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we ...
From the left and right, US Catholics hope new pope fulfills their hopes
News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...
From 'bridge builder' to 'force for unity': How catholics perceive American-born Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, has sparked optimism among Catholics of diverse views, hoping he will foster unity ...
WATCH LIVE: New pope expected to make appearance after white smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney
White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after ...