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

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

Pope Leo's selection had spurred optimism that the Church's stance on female deacons might change. That was not to be the ...

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, ...

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

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

Discussions over women becoming deacons, who are ordained and can assist with services but cannot celebrate Mass, have ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Nearly 200 Catholics killed during World War II (1939-1945) and the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), who were beatified in ...