These appointments are a further indication of the pope’s determination to give more responsibility to women in the Vatican in positions that do not require ordination.

What does the Vatican document on parish life mean for Catholics in the pews?

"The Laywoman Project" is a book primarily about changing concepts of women’s vocation during that rapidly moving decade.

In a virtual talk, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, urged graduates of her alma mater-the Immaculate Heart of Mary High School in Los Angeles-to work to "rebuild" the country in the wake of the protests over George Floyd's death.

The Catholic bishops of Australia are considering recommendations from a report which would increase the participation of laypeople-especially women-in the administrative affairs of the local churches.

The first in her family to attend college, a student reflects with her professor on her life of struggles and growth as she prepares to graduate from Loyola Marymount University.