The women meet all the requirements except one: they're not men. As deacons, they could preach at Mass and preside over baptisms, weddings and funerals.

But a papal commission examining the question said further study was required, and advised that women should be given other ...

Discussions over women becoming deacons, who are ordained and can assist with services but cannot celebrate Mass, have ...

ROME -- A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another ...

Pope Leo's selection had spurred optimism that the Church's stance on female deacons might change. That was not to be the ...

The Association of Catholic Priests has hit out at the Irish bishops for failing to publicly address the Vatican’s decision ...

Pope Leo XIV ordered the release of the Summary of the Study Commission on the Female Diaconate last week, marking a new low ...

I would like to tell you about the other Catholic church in town, Light of Christ, which is part of the Ecumenical Catholic ...

Responding to the seven-page synthesis document, Redemptorist Fr Tony Flannery said the outcome had “the same feel” as ...

With the conclave to select a new Pope beginning on May 7, many are wondering in what direction a new pope will take the Catholic Church. The role of women in the Church is a big issue, and there are ...

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Wednesday the Catholic Church could have female priests in her grandchildren's lifetime. "Maybe my grandkids'," Pelosi told Politico’s Jonathan ...

At a glance, Spirit of Grace church in Beaverton might appear to be just one of many progressive Protestant churches, not unusual in the Pacific Northwest. Its website and featured introduction video ...