For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...

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

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.

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

The Governorate of Vatican City State has announced the origins of the fir tree and Nativity scene that will adorn St.

As the Vatican unveils its crèches, Pope Leo XIV marks his first Christmas with a calmer tone and a forceful call against ...

A high-level Vatican commission voted against allowing Catholic women to serve as deacons, maintaining the global Church's ...

In the evocative new documentary Nuns vs the Vatican, director Lorena Luciano sets out to illuminate the stories of silence, ...

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

The anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect not just on what the document says, but on the young papacy of Leo XIV.

Argument against female deacons includes wish to preserve ‘masculinity of Christ’ and of those who receive holy orders ...

Group calls it ‘shocking’ that Vatican commission believes ‘masculinity of Christ is integral part of sacramental identity’ ...