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.

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

If the church approaches women’s discernment with condescension instead of curiosity, it risks undermining the process of ...

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

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

Pope Leo XIV ordered the release of the Summary of the Study Commission on the Female Diaconate last week, marking a new low ...

Is the Holy Spirit telling us that female exclusion from ordained ministry and church decision-making is no longer acceptable ...

Responding to the seven-page synthesis document, Redemptorist Fr Tony Flannery said the outcome had “the same feel” as ...

Some Long Island women spoke about their desire to become a Catholic deacon, stating that they meet all the requirements, ...

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

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