Pope Francis said women need more authority in the church. He still has work to do.

In the first major interview of his papacy, Pope Francis said, “The challenge today is this: to think about the specific place of women also in those places where the authority of the church is exercised for various areas of the church.” Eight years later, has the place of women in the church changed—and is it enough?

This week, we talk to Colleen Dulle about the rise of women leaders at the Vatican. Are their voices being heard at the highest levels of the church? Do they feel empowered—or limited by the “stain-glassed ceiling”?

And in Signs of the Times, we speak with America’s chief correspondent Kevin Clarke about the latest crisis at the border and why Catholics should care. 

Links from the show:

Women are rising to new heights at the Vatican. Could they change the church forever? by Colleen Dulle

Horrified by images of Border Patrol abusing Haitian migrants? Blame decades of dangerous immigration policy by Kevin Clarke

Catholic women feel called to be deacons. The church should listen to their stories. by Casey Stanton

What’s on tap?

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