In fact, the Wikimedia Foundation announced Dec. 2 that "Deaths in 2025" -- an entry that includes Pope Francis -- was their ...

In the evocative new documentary Nuns vs the Vatican, director Lorena Luciano sets out to illuminate the stories of silence, ...

(RNS) — A Vatican-appointed commission says current church teaching does not allow women to be ordained as Catholic deacons.

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

As the church commemorates 60 years since the closing of Vatican II, here are seven key issues and documents that serve as ...

Vatican II is still an ongoing project as we all dig deeper into its treasures, hold ourselves accountable for any ...

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

A Vatican report on women deacons published last week said that women could not be admitted to the diaconate “understood as a ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo’s updates to the Vatican labor code attempt to streamline a Curia under pressure, from pension ...

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

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.

Indigenous leaders waited on the snowy tarmac at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Saturday as the precious cargo was unloaded from an Air Canada jet.