Pope Leo's selection had spurred optimism that the Church's stance on female deacons might change. That was not to be the case.

The anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect not just on what the document says, but on the young papacy of Leo XIV.

A Vatican-appointed commission says current church teaching does not allow women to be ordained as Catholic deacons.

Pope Leo has dissolved a high-level Catholic commission established to encourage donations to the Vatican, the Vatican said ...

The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope.

A high-level Vatican commission voted against allowing Catholic women to serve as deacons, maintaining the global Church's ...

Traveling through the Mideast, Leo XIV channeled many of his predecessor’s messages. Leo’s deliberate manner differed from ...

Pope Leo XIV’s profile is among the most viewed pages on the digital encyclopedia Wikipedia and was one of the most searched ...

Pope Leo has dissolved a high-level Catholic commission, established by his predecessor Francis to encourage Vatican ...

Pope Leo will embark on his first trip outside Italy as the leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, traveling to Turkey ...

The new pontiff has utterly changed the message of the church. People greet Pope Francis, center, as he visits the Varginha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 25, 2013. Francis on Thursday visited ...

Pope Leo XIV dedicated the final morning of his visit to Turkey on Sunday to strengthening ties with the Armenian Apostolic ...