Pope Leo's selection had spurred optimism that the Church's stance on female deacons might change. That was not to be the ...

Discussions over women becoming deacons, who are ordained and can assist with services but cannot celebrate Mass, have ...

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

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