Johnson to LCWR: Sisters ahead of hierarchy in living Vatican II renewal

Getting the message?

Phyllis Zagano | Sep. 24, 2014

Just Catholic: Pope Francis has made it pretty clear: He wants more women involved in things churchy. Two prelates seem to have gotten the memo.

Traditionalist leader meets at Vatican to discuss reconciliation

Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service | Sep. 23, 2014

Bishop Bernard Fellay of the Society of St. Pius X met for two hours Tuesday with Cardinal Gerhard Müller of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Doctrinal wars? Both sides fire over Communion for divorced, remarried

Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service | Sep. 18, 2014

The synod on the family will not open until Oct. 5, but some of its members are already debating one of its most controversial topics.

Summer is over, but midsummer madness continues in the church

Eugene Cullen Kennedy | Sep. 18, 2014

Bulletins from the Human Side: Midsummer madness should be a liturgical season in the three-ring circus of the official church, which is not necessarily the People of God.

The 'Francis effect' goes beyond the laypeople in the pews

Nicholas Collura | Sep. 16, 2014

In the past year, many have noticed a "Francis effect" taking place around the world as throngs of disaffected Catholics have given the church a second look. Yet we may rightly wonder whether this is actually a double effect -- for not only are lay Catholics returning to the pews, but some clergy are feeling empowered to reach toward the ambiguous margins of modern belief.

When it comes to LCWR, the problem is Müller

Maureen Fiedler | Sep. 4, 2014

Here he goes again! Cardinal Gerhard Müller, head of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has sounded off once more about the shortcomings of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.

What's eating Catholic women?

Jamie Manson | Sep. 4, 2014

Grace on the Margins: With both Francis and his doctrinal watchdog joking about misogyny, it's unlikely that any substantive treatment of issues related to women is on the horizon.

Vatican's doctrinal chief renews criticism of US nuns, says he's no misogynist

David Gibson Religion News Service | Sep. 2, 2014

"Above all we have to clarify that we are not misogynists, we don't want to gobble up a woman a day!" Cardinal Gerhard Müller told L'Osservatore Romano.

LCWR: business as usual despite cloud of Vatican mandate

Dan Stockman Dawn Cherie Araujo | Aug. 22, 2014

LCWR spent four days conducting business any large organization requires -- despite the subtext of an ongoing Vatican investigation and orders to reform.