NEW YORK – Advocates of ordaining women as Roman Catholic priests cite the church's unfolding sex abuse scandals as powerful arguments for their cause, while acknowledging the high unlikelihood ...

Female Priests Persevere Despite Being Banned From Catholic Church. The Vatican said in 2008 all women priests would be excommunicated. By ABC News. September 23, 2015, 2:40 PM. 5:44.

The female priests, on the other hand, have had to go to school for training and have achieved their status as priests out of "genuine interest and hard work." Still, ...

Three women will be ordained at a Mass on June 23 in St. Cloud%2C Minn. Ordination will be lead by the Roman Catholic Womenpriests Group says ordained women are ministering in more than 29 states ...

The women priests believe Pope Francis is starting the momentum of change, as he's called for a discussion to reconsider old beliefs. "The bishops are starting to discuss these issues," Cordero said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC7 I-Team uncovered the growing movement of Roman Catholic women who call themselves priests. Their numbers are on the rise even though the Catholic Church does not ...