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 ...

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

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

The decorations in St. Peter’s Square will once again have an Italian touch. The day will begin with several audiences with ...

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, ...

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

In an audience with people who work in the Italian intelligence sector, Pope Leo XIV recalled the importance of conducting ...

Pope Leo’s updates to the Vatican labor code attempt to streamline a Curia under pressure, from pension woes to a dwindling ...

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

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