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Last vestige of anti-Catholic laws in Britain ending not a sign of Church revival

Tag: Women Deacons | Crux

Women Deacons

People wait for the Angelus by Pope Leo XIV on July 27 in St. Peter’s Square. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Vatican commission says ‘No’ to making women deacons

Dec 4, 2025
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In the end, Pope Francis steered his synod toward a soft landing

Oct 27, 2024
John L. Allen Jr.

Sister Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Synod participants look beyond ordination for women’s inclusion

Oct 22, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Vatican’s doctrinal czar fires back at criticism over women deacons

Oct 21, 2024
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Synod participants say process is about more than women’s issues

Oct 8, 2024
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As synod opens, Vatican says ‘no’ to women deacons

Oct 3, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Deacon Willard Witherspoon distributes Communion during Mass at St. Peter Claver Church in Baltimore in this 2016 file photo. (Credit: Bob Roller/CNS.)

African Church reflects on the possibility of ordaining women as deacons

Jul 31, 2024
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Top Asian prelate says synod will seek ‘rightful place’ for women in the Church

Jul 13, 2024
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Synod working document skips women, LGBTQ+, married priests

Jul 9, 2024
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Bishops attend a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis for the closing of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Oct. 29, 2023. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Vatican says women deacons, not celibacy, on docket for synod

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