News & Views Vatican determines women shouldn’t be ordained as Catholic deacons A Vatican study commission has voted for the second time to determine that women should not be ordained as deacons in the Catholic church.
News & Views Women will vote for the first time at Catholic church assembly at Vatican City 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.
News & Views Pope says those choosing cats and dogs instead of kids are ‘selfish’ If you’ve ever wondered whether Pope Francis is a cat person or a dog person, you finally have your answer: he is neither.
News & Views Pope Francis appoints first woman to senior Vatican diplomatic role 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.