Catholic church

A Vatican study commission has voted for the second time to determine that women should not be ordained as deacons in the Catholic church. 

Surrogacy can exploit women, but others may choose to be involved for altruistic reasons. A scholar points out that surrogacy’s ethical value is dependent upon the people and systems who use it.

Pope Francis has called births by surrogacy “deplorable”, calling for a worldwide ban on the practice.

Pope Francis has called for stronger action on violence against women during a radio broadcast campaign in Italy.

For the first time in the institution’s 2,000-year history, women will have a role to play in a Catholic religious gathering at Vatican City.

Plenary Council of Australia have passed a motion to revise a version of the section on the equal dignity of women in the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis has changed Catholic church law to allow women to perform more tasks during mass, granting them access to the most sacred place on the alter.

Pope Francis has appointed a woman to a senior managerial position in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State for the first time in the Catholic Church’s history. 

Women hold less than 3% of leadership roles​ in the Catholic Church despite making up over 60% of the membership, Stephanie Lorenzo reflects on why.

Women need to be in the room to clean up this mess — or we risk repeating the same mistkaes of the past, writes Tanja Kovac.