Rome, Italy – When Pope Francis was elected in 2013, he faced loud calls to expand the role of women within the Roman Catholic Church. To some extent, he delivered. Francis opened key meetings ...

A video of a Catholic priest fighting with some women inside the church has surfaced on social media and got many people ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Women cannot be ordained in the Catholic Church, but many feel God is calling them to do more.© RNS Five Catholic women who dream of ordination as deacons ...

One month after facing several allegations, Catholic influencer Alex Jurado in a video message shared to his YouTube channel ...

The Dorothy Day Women's Retreat Malvern offered women spiritual healing, hope, and renewal through Catholic Charities of ...

The Catholic Church re-instituted the permanent diaconate, which is open to married and single men, after the reforms of Vatican II in the mid-20th Century.

NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Wednesday the Catholic Church could have female priests in her grandchildren's lifetime.

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Support for women deacons has been on the rise in the U.S. church, even among ordained leaders. A Pew Research Center study last year found that 64% of American Catholics support the ordination of ...