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.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday voiced deep concern over renewed fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, urging an ...

In an audience with people who work in the Italian intelligence sector, Pope Leo XIV recalled the importance of conducting ...

Pope Leo XIV strongly criticised prison overcrowding and inadequate inmate rehabilitation programmes during a special Mass at ...

Speaking in the Hall of Blessings, Leo urged those engaged in national security intelligence work to act with professionalism ...

It is a sign of hope that more young people are fully participating in the church. But how is the church called to respond in ...

Pope Leo XIV marked the centenary of Italy's Security Intelligence System and noted its first coordinated intelligence ...

Pope Leo’s updates to the Vatican labor code attempt to streamline a Curia under pressure, from pension woes to a dwindling ...

Reclaiming American Catholicism,' coming in at nearly 400 pages, is a comprehensive and meticulous synopsis of many of the ...

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

The anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect not just on what the document says, but on the young papacy of Leo XIV.

The pope also said that Europe should be involved in security guarantees for Ukraine after meeting with Ukrainian President ...