The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

Ever wondered why you have never seen a female priest in a Catholic church? It is because they are literally not allowed to become one.

1911: St. Joan's Alliance founded, works for women's suffrage and women's ordination. 1974: Eleven women ordained Episcopal priests. 1975: First Women's Ordination gathering in Detroit ...

an initiative that has now secured widespread commitments to improving the experience of Baptist women ministers A SENIOR Vatican official has ruled out the ordination of female deacons, as ...

Nearby, advocates for women's ordination staged a flash mob under the motto: “Don’t Kick the Can, Women Can Be Priests.” Several of the most contentious issues are officially off the table, after they ...

his repudiation of the ordination of women, and his relentless exhortation to faith. The film is a journey through the 20th century to the sources of Pope John Paul II's character and beliefs ...

Long ago it should have been, but thank God,” said Thomas Groome, a senior professor of theology and religious education at Boston College who has long called for the ordination of women priests.

it should not be interpreted as a statement that now the door is open for women everywhere. Are they supposed to be deacons or to be priests?” she said. Deaconess Angelic’s ordination should ...