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

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

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

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

In fact, Pope Leo left the Vatican on Nov. 27 as Bishop of Rome. By the time he touched back down on Italian soil Dec. 2, he had emerged unmistakably as Pontifex – the bridge-builder.

Women now hold roles that shape the Church’s global mission —from selecting bishops to overseeing humanitarian initiatives.

AP's Vatican Correspondent Nicole Winfield reports from Air Pope One while she and other journalists wait for the pope to ...

The Vatican closed 2024 with a budget surplus of 1.6 million euros ($1.85 million), it said on Wednesday, signalling a ...

Roberto Benigni is presenting a Rai documentary about the life of St Peter, he is a regular at the Vatican and met Pope ...

The Vatican, the smallest state in the world, possesses a unique and complex legal, administrative, and spiritual structure ...

Fremantle has announced a new documentary to be distributed globally from Stand By Me productions (a Fremantle company), ...

A Vatican commission has voted against allowing women to serve as deacons. In a report given to Pope Leo, the commission said historical research and theological investigation "excludes the ...