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

The pope’s remarks came Saturday, during an audience with newly accredited ambassadors to the Holy See from a dozen countries.

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

The Vatican confirmed the appointment of a bishop in China “elected” by local clergy during the sede vacante period after ...

A Vatican commission voted against endorsing the admission of women to the diaconate, according to a report from the cardinal ...

The six-hour retreat Dec. 13 focuses on Pope Leo XIV’s first letter about God’s love for us and the Church’s response, in love, to the cry of the poor.

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

A commission set up by Pope Francis to study women deacons has voted against the possibility of ordaining women deacons while ...

The group was split 5-5 on a statement that held Jesus' masculinity and that of all who receive holy orders "is not ...

A high-level Vatican commission has voted against allowing Catholic women to serve as deacons, a decision that upholds the ...

A high-level Vatican commission voted against allowing Catholic women to serve as deacons, maintaining the global Church's practice of all-male clergy, according to a report given to Pope Leo and ...