This reporting of ordained female ministers highlights the importance for churches not just to acknowledge a woman’s call to ...

Perhaps someday, the Catholic Church will allow women to serve as deacons. But that time, a Vatican commission has decided, is not now. “In light of Sacred Scripture, Tradition, and ecclesiastical ...

A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to Catholic women who hope one day to be able to preside at weddings, baptisms ...

ROME (AP) — A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to Catholic women who hope one day to be able to preside at weddings, ...

But a papal commission examining the question said further study was required, and advised that women should be given other leadership roles in the Catholic Church. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting ...

Panel of men and women debated appointment of women deacons Question has lingered for the past decade Deacons can baptize, witness marriages, but can't celebrate Mass Church reform groups criticize ...

When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...

Women's Voices-Patriarchal Faiths FILE - A messenger attending the Southern Baptist Convention participates in worship during the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting, June 10 ...

The U.S. feminist movement’s perpetual quest for gender equality has suffered notable setbacks during President Donald Trump’s second term — including the dismantling of various nondiscrimination ...

(The Conversation) — A court decision allowing Israeli women to take the Chief Rabbinate’s exams is the latest sign of growing recognition for women’s religious learning within Orthodox Judaism. (The ...