The pushes for a real opening to women continue, and in Germany, the debate, after the death of Pope Francis and the election ...

In the early Church, many priests were married and had families ... references to women serving in leadership roles. The issue of female ordination came to the forefront after several Protestant ...

The move dashed the hopes both of women seeking to be priests and of Catholics who ... and ancient Eastern churches and that it was the Protestants who are breaking with tradition.