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

For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...

The reversal of the merger of Holy Apostles Parish with St. James Roman Catholic Church comes as a surprise. That’s no slight toward the Save Holy Apostles Parish group who banded together quickly, ...

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 ...

As the Vatican unveils its crèches, Pope Leo XIV marks his first Christmas with a calmer tone and a forceful call against ...

The Spanish government and the Catholic hierarchy have clashed publicly following comments by Archbishop Luis Argüello of Valladolid, president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE), calling for ...

The Governorate of Vatican City State has announced the origins of the fir tree and Nativity scene that will adorn St.

In the evocative new documentary Nuns vs the Vatican, director Lorena Luciano sets out to illuminate the stories of silence, ...

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

The anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect not just on what the document says, but on the young papacy of Leo XIV.