Tehran cardinal meets with Pope Leo XIV after being evacuated

Synod calls for more leadership roles for women but female diaconate ‘not yet ripe’ The Synod on Synodality’s study group on “Women’s Participation in the Life and Leadership of the Church” has issued its final report, calling for expanded leadership roles for women in the Church. Tehran cardinal meets with Pope Leo XIV after being evacuated from Iran Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu witnessed the first days of military clashes in the Iranian capital. CatholicVote launches ‘Zeale for America 250’ campaign encouraging prayer, patriotism The Catholic political advocacy organization hopes Americans will make a “renewed commitment to America’s future” through the initiative. FDA abortion-by-mail policy puts women in danger, report finds After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stopped requiring in-person visits for chemical abortions, abortion drugs became more dangerous for women, per an Ethics and Public Policy Center report.

EWTN News explains: How does the Chaldean Church elect its next patriarch? Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako’s resignation leaves the Chaldean patriarchal see vacant and raises questions about how his successor will be chosen.