ROME -- A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another ...

A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to ...

But a papal commission examining the question said further study was required, and advised that women should be given other ...

A German Catholic diocese has commissioned 17 women to administer baptisms, citing a shortfall in the number of priests. The Diocese of Essen, in Germany’s industrial Ruhr area, is the first diocese ...

BERLIN (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen has become the first in Germany to allow women to perform baptisms, citing a lack of priests. The diocese said in a statement Monday that Bishop Franz ...

(KUTV) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will now allow women to be witnesses for temple sealings and baptisms. This historic change was announced Wednesday by the Church. The ...

A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to ...

Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck of Essen explained that the decision to commission lay people — 17 women and one man — for a period of three years was a response to 'a pastorally difficult situation.' ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BERLIN (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of ...