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

(RNS) — A Vatican-appointed commission says current church teaching does not allow women to be ordained as Catholic deacons.

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

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

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

This morning, a new blow came from the Vatican to the many reformist currents within the Church that have been pushing for a ...

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

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.

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

African Catholic women in Philadelphia find rest, renewal, and cultural connection at the Sister to Sister Weekend Retreat ...

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