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

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.

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

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

A Vatican-appointed commission says current church teaching does not allow women to be ordained as Catholic deacons.

Tyran Deion Gable, 24, has since been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault in connection with the shooting A Mississippi church deacon is being remembered as a "hero" after he died ...

The purely historical perspective does not allow us to arrive at any definitive certainty,” a Vatican report concluded. “In ...

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

A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons. The Vatican on Thursday took ...

(RNS) — On Saturday (Sept. 3), 56 pilgrims from four countries will gather in Mexico City to celebrate St. Phoebe’s feast day and consider how they might urge the church to reclaim the diaconate for ...