A major Vatican summit of global Catholic leaders ended on Saturday with a call for women to be granted more leadership roles in the Church but stopped short of calling for women to be ordained as ...

The question of women deacons, the document said, “remains open” and “discernment needs to continue”. The Catholic Church has an all-male clergy and Pope John Paul II declared it had no ...

There are no second-class Christians, Pope Francis said. The laity, including women, and the clergy all have special gifts to ...

VATICAN CITY - A major Vatican summit of global Catholic leaders ended on Saturday with a call for women to be granted more leadership roles in the Church but stopped short of calling for women to be ...

The question of women deacons, the document said, "remains open" and "discernment needs to continue". The Catholic Church has an all-male clergy and Pope John Paul II declared it had no authority ...

Leicester Cathedral will be marking the Christian festival with what it believes is England's first fully-female clergy team at the helm. The five women - including the acting dean, Reverend Canon ...

said while Bishop North had "many gifts" and had been "supportive of women in a range of ministerial posts", it could not support his nomination as "some female clergy would struggle to flourish ...

The laity, including women, and the clergy all have special gifts to edify the church in unity and holiness, Pope Francis ...