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.

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

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

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

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

Pope Francis shares a moment with a group of teenagers after his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Jan. 31, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The ...

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Many groups and organizations worked to reconnect after the pandemic. Back Bay Church in Ocean Springs came together Saturday to refuel its spark with military families, ...

As Sr. Laura Vicuña Pereira Manso accompanies a group deep into the Amazon to protected territory belonging to the Karipuna people, thousands of butterflies dart in all directions like beautifully ...

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