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.

A commission chosen by the late Pope Francis to study the possibility of women becoming deacons in the Catholic Church has ...

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

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

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

Since the beginnings of Christianity, women have always been at the heart of the faith, in the shadows as well as in the light. They stood by Christ, they spoke, and supported the first Christian ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it has lowered the minimum age for women serving as missionaries from 19 ...

The Vatican today released a synthesis report of the key themes of the study commission on the female diaconate that says “the purely historical ...

Shoreline Church in Monterey is preparing for a holiday celebration next Tuesday, offering dinner, gifts, and activities for ...

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