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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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