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

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

I’m burdened for many young women, some of whom have thrown their hands up in utter frustration, and they simply can’t be a ...

Women are leaving churches in droves after previously being the dominant group that filled them, according to a report. "Women are less inclined to be involved with churches that don’t want us ...

A sense of urgency has been growing after the role of women emerged as a dominant theme when Catholics from across the globe were canvassed for their views ahead of a meeting of bishops and lay people ...

Pope Francis' yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closed Saturday with recommendations that fell short of giving women more equity as hoped but reflected the pope's aims for a church that ...

Experts have suggested that the move could keep women in the faith for longer and even counterbalance the effects of declining US birth rates ...

A group of pilgrims left the Eternal City Oct. 7, saying they are returning home to continue the push for women to answer their spiritual call as deacons. One of them, a Franciscan sister, said the ...

Across reality shows, social media and best-selling books, women raised in the church have increased its profile across pop ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. With Kenyan women literally behaving like headless chicken before members of the clergy ...