Since the beginnings of Christianity, women have always been at the heart of the faith, in the shadows as well as in the light. They stood by Christ, they spoke, and supported the first Christian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first American Pope, Leo XIV, has spoken about the role of women in the Catholic Church. In an interview with Vatican News in ...

One more study on the possibility of women deacons and yet another "not-quite-no-but-certainly-not-yes" conclusion. That this most recent verdict should surprise no one doesn't mean that a great many ...

Pope Leo XIV ordered the release of the Summary of the Study Commission on the Female Diaconate last week, marking a new low point in Catholic theology. The second commission that convened on the ...

A pilgrim carries a crucifix in Rome near the Vatican's St. Peter's Square Dec. 4, 2025, after a high-level Vatican commission voted against ordaining Catholic women to serve as deacons while also ...

Perhaps someday, the Catholic Church will allow women to serve as deacons. But that time, a Vatican commission has decided, is not now. “In light of Sacred Scripture, Tradition, and ecclesiastical ...

Pope Francis formed two commissions to explore the possibility of ordaining women to the diaconate. The first was in August 2016 to study the theology of women deacons and their role during the early ...

Here are some of the major stories about the Church from around the world that you may have missed this week: Bishop Markus Büchel of the Swiss Diocese of St. Gallen spoke out in favor of women’s ...

When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...

Last fall, I had the incredible privilege of being one of 55 pilgrims to Rome with the organization Discerning Deacons, including people from the United States, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, and Australia.