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Helmut Schüller is pushing a reform agenda in the Catholic Church that is drawing interest in the United States.
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious was put under official supervision more than one year ago, accused of "radical feminism."
The Vatican announced that Pope Francis supports a controversial plan approved one year ago by Pope Benedict which calls for leaders of the organization representing the majority of American nuns to function under a Vatican-appointed overseer.
In electing a member of the Society of Jesus, the Catholic Church for the first time elevates a 'foot soldier of the pope' to lead.
After two days of deliberation, the assembled cardinals selected a new pope on Wednesday. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, stepped out onto the balcony overlooking the square as thousands of people streamed toward St. Peter's with cameras, cell phones and umbrellas in hand.
With Africa, Asia and Latin America now representing two-thirds of the world's Catholics, many faithful want a more global pope.
Mother Tekla Famiglietti, head of the Bridgettine Order, runs a small empire of hotels, restaurants, and guesthouses around the world. She has left a distinctive imprint at the Vatican and on the Catholic Church.
As Pope Benedict XVI steps down and briefly leaves an empty seat, a conflict over spiritual mission and real estate will pause to await the next pope.
Accused of straying from Catholic theology and put under official investigation, tens of thousands of American nuns hope the next pope will end the 'Inquisition.'
On the 50th anniversary of Vatican II, Hans Küng, an internationally renowned scholar, and Joseph Ratzinger, known as Pope Benedict XVI since his election seven years ago, are even more at odds.
The Vatican is reining in the progressive leadership of American nuns, a rift which has exposed the deep divides within the Catholic faith.
The Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith is pursuing disciplinary action against the main leadership group of American nuns, many sisters and priests are reacting to a climate of fear fostered by bishops and cardinals who have never been investigated by the church for their role in the greatest moral crisis of modern Catholicism: the clergy sex abuse crisis.