No matter: Francis himself seems to have forgotten the history of women ordained as deacons. When he spoke with CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell in an interview last spring, she asked if young girls ...

The topic of women deacons has caused a good deal of controversy ... There are more than 450,000 catechists in Africa who ...

Kasper has a history of backing the idea of giving women some of the responsibilities of deacons. At an assembly of German bishops in 2013, the cardinal presented the possibility of deaconesses ...