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.

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 ...

I would like to tell you about the other Catholic church in town, Light of Christ, which is part of the Ecumenical Catholic ...

Responding to the seven-page synthesis document, Redemptorist Fr Tony Flannery said the outcome had “the same feel” as ...

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

A new Vatican document suggests the possibility of married men as priests and women in leading roles in the Catholic church in the Amazon. This question has been raised by a preparatory document for a ...

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

At a glance, Spirit of Grace church in Beaverton might appear to be just one of many progressive Protestant churches, not unusual in the Pacific Northwest. Its website and featured introduction video ...

Group calls it ‘shocking’ that Vatican commission believes ‘masculinity of Christ is integral part of sacramental identity’ ...

Argument against female deacons includes wish to preserve ‘masculinity of Christ’ and of those who receive holy orders ...