Tina Thompson on Dec. 19, 2025, in her home in Lawrence, recounts how her family influenced her faith. The Catholic Church has always been a part of her, she says. (Photo by Anna Kaminski/Kansas ...

At a glance, Spirit of Grace church in Beaverton might appear to be just one of many progressive Protestant churches, not unusual in the Pacific Northwest. Its website and featured introduction video ...

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 ...

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, ...

A half-century ago, Sister Evelyn Lamoureux applied to become a deacon in the Roman Catholic Church. She met all the requirements except one: she wasn’t a man. Today, she is still waiting to become a ...

Pope Leo XIV ordered the release of the Summary of the Study Commission on the Female Diaconate last week, marking a new low point in Catholic theology. The second commission that convened on the ...

Last fall, I had the incredible privilege of being one of 55 pilgrims to Rome with the organization Discerning Deacons, including people from the United States, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, and Australia.

Pope Francis kisses the altar as he celebrates a Mass on the occasion of All Souls' Day, at the Prima Porta Cemetery in Rome, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) I, like many other non ...

Established in 1969, ARCIC as it was called - the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission – sought to make ecumenical progress between the two churches over a number of years. However, ...