Support for women deacons has been on the rise in the U.S. church, even among ordained leaders. A Pew Research Center study ...

Pope Francis said in 2016 that the ban on women's ordination as priests is likely to remain in place forever, according to the National Catholic Reporter. Rather, Budde is bishop of the Episcopal ...

1911: St. Joan's Alliance founded, works for women's suffrage and women's ordination. 1974: Eleven women ordained Episcopal priests. 1975: First Women's Ordination gathering in Detroit ...

an initiative that has now secured widespread commitments to improving the experience of Baptist women ministers A SENIOR Vatican official has ruled out the ordination of female deacons, as ...

Ordination is the term used to refer to someone being set apart to be a minister. In some Protestant churches men and women can be ordained as ministers, but in others it is only men who can be ...

Sister Raffaella Petrini becomes the first woman to govern Vatican City State. Her appointment aligns with Pope Francis' efforts to include women in decision-making roles. This marks a significant ...

Support for women deacons has been on the rise in the U.S. church, even among ordained leaders. A Pew Research Center study last year found that 64% of American Catholics support the ordination of ...