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By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service A commission set up by Pope Francis to study women deacons has voted against the ...

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

The report noted the subject of a female diaconate is of "significant complexity" and lacks "sufficient consensus." ...

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

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

From "Cats" to "Elio," these movies were expected to make millions, but they wound up bombing at the box office.

Many parents understandably want to choose a baby name that not only flows well with the child's last name, but they also ...

Enjoy magical music mixes, special guest takeovers, and engaging story-telling this Christmas on BBC Radio and BBC Sounds ...

Hundreds attended the funeral today of tragic ‘blue eyed boy’ Mikey Brown who mourners heard was ‘a very mannerly young man’.

President Donald Trump has claimed that the Democratic nominee in a special congressional election that could influence the balance of power in Washington, D C , hates Christianity as polling ...

Individuals who have stepped away from faith speak candidly about real life trade-offs, heartaches and ongoing challenges.