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.

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

Pope Leo XIV has met with members of Italy’s intelligence services and warned them not to use confidential information for ...

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

Some Long Island women spoke about their desire to become a Catholic deacon, stating that they meet all the requirements, ...

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

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

Father Patrick Flanagan, an association professor of theology at St. John’s University, told CNA the doctrine of papal ...

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 ...

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

Pope Leo XIV marked the popular Marian feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe by asking that Mary to intercede in the effort to ...

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