female deacons Archives

Debate on female deacons not just about history; it’s about art

Vatican
Jul 4, 2019

A small group of activists and academics embarked on a mission this week to dig deep into early Christian art, in search of answers on the original role of women in the Catholic Church, only two months after Pope Francis called for further study and historical data concerning the ordination of female deacons.

Cardinal Kasper says Francis will allow married priests, if bishops request it

Church in Europe
Jun 5, 2019

German Cardinal Walter Kasper, considered a close theological adviser to Pope Francis, said that if during an upcoming meeting of bishops on the Amazon region the prelates asked for the ordination of married men, the Argentine pontiff would grant the request.

Catholic women divided over pope’s remarks on female deacons

Vatican
May 15, 2019

Women canonists, theologians react to Pope Francis’s words on the female diaconate and ask for more transparency and openness,
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Vatican editor says Pope must face questions on women, sex abuse

Vatican
Jan 15, 2019

The editor of a Vatican magazine on women has warned that women and sex abuse will dog Pope Francis until the problems are solved.

For Austrian cardinal, female deacons an ‘open question’

Catholic News Agency, Church in Europe
Oct 1, 2018

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has said that in his view, whether the Church could ordain women as deacons remains an “open question.”

Question of female deacons surrounds Amazon synod

Catholic News Agency, Vatican
Jul 3, 2018

While a veteran Vatican journalist has suggested that the 2019 Synod of Bishops from the Amazonian basin might open the door to the appointment of women as deacons, recent comments from the Vatican’s doctrinal chief imply that is not likely to be the case.