A commission set up by Pope Francis to study women deacons has voted against the possibility of ordaining women deacons while also supporting more study on the issue.
Papal commission votes against ordaining women deacons
Vatican confirms Medjugorje approval by joining youth festival
Senior Vatican representatives joined dozens of bishops and hundreds of priests at the first officially approved church youth festival at the site Aug. 2-6, 2019, three months after Catholic pilgrimages were authorized by the pope.