(RNS) — The Synod on Synodality disappointed many women’s hopes that it would recognize women’s essential role in the church. A women’s strike, they hope, will make their point. (RNS ...

VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, who was in the third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.

urging the Catholic Church in Africa to use the Lenten period to “engage in economic decolonization, dismantling the enduring structures of economic oppression inherited from colonial rule.” ...

What are exceptions to the "no meat" rule for Lent? In the Catholic Church, you're technically not required to follow the "no meat" rule until age 14. Many of those who participate know fish is ...

As Lent began on Ash Wednesday (March 5), Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on strike, withholding numerous ...

As Lent began, Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on strike, withholding numerous services and ministries to their ...