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

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

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

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

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

The opinion by the head of a commission charged with considering the question in effect states that the Catholic Church ...

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

Pope Francis talks to reporters on his flight back to Rome, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Francis made the first-ever papal visit to North Macedonia on Tuesday and sought to encourage its efforts to integrate ...

Thirty-three new deacons from Rome's North American College were ordained Oct. 4 at a ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing both excitement and joy to the men. "This is really a wonderful day for ...

Deacon Brian McCaffrey and his immediate family listen to the homily of Bishop Gerald L. Vincke of Salina, Kan., in Sacred Heart Cathedral April 18, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. McCaffrey ...

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE – Pope Francis said Tuesday that an international commission of scholars has failed to reach a definitive conclusion about whether women were ordained as deacons in the early ...