A nun takes a photo of the Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square ahead of the festive season at the Vatican, November 22, 2024. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
VATICAN CITY, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A high-level Vatican commission voted against allowing Catholic women to serve as deacons, maintaining the global Church's practice of all-male clergy, according to a report given to Pope Leo and released on Thursday.
The commission, in a 7-1 vote, said historical research and theological investigation "excludes the possibility" of allowing women to serve as deacons at this time but recommended further study of the issue.
