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  • Leading nun says decision-making shouldn’t be a matter of ordination

    Leading nun says decision-making shouldn’t be a matter of ordination

    • Feb 2, 2021

    One of the Catholic Church’s most visible nuns has said the push for women’s priestly ordination in the Catholic Church points to a deeper question that needs to be asked and stressed the need to separate ordained ministry from decision-making.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Women who ‘applied’ to be clergy say Vatican envoy is ‘open-minded’

    Women who ‘applied’ to be clergy say Vatican envoy is ‘open-minded’

    • Oct 15, 2020

    Seven women who recently turned in résumés at the Vatican embassy to France for ecclesial jobs open only to men were shocked not only when they got a response, but were offered one-on-one private meetings with Vatican’s nuncio to the country, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, who they described as welcoming, open-minded, and an attentive listener.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • New leader of German bishops signals no retreat from progressive line

    New leader of German bishops signals no retreat from progressive line

    • Jun 16, 2020

    In a recent interview, the new president of the German bishops’ conference signaled openness to both married priests and women’s ordination, and appeared to criticize a lengthy essay by Pope Benedict XVI on the root causes of the clerical sexual abuse crisis.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Pope creates new expert commission to study women deacons

    Pope creates new expert commission to study women deacons

    • Apr 8, 2020

    The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Francis has created a new commission of experts to examine whether women can be deacons, an ordained role in the Catholic Church currently reserved for men.

    By Nicole Winfield
  • Protestors seek female ordination during Women’s Day march in New York

    Protestors seek female ordination during Women’s Day march in New York

    • Mar 10, 2020

    Protestors in favor of women’s ordination marched from the United Nations to St. Patrick’s Cathedral on International Women’s Day.

    By Christopher White
  • Group advocates for women’s ordination on the sidelines of the synod

    Group advocates for women’s ordination on the sidelines of the synod

    • Oct 23, 2019

    Activists supporting women’s ordination held a prayer vigil along the banks of the Tiber on Tuesday.

    By Christopher White
  • Women are more than just a pretty face, bishop says

    Women are more than just a pretty face, bishop says

    • Sep 24, 2019

    As Catholic women continue to push for more leadership in the Church, at least one member of the ecclesial hierarchy has said the general mindset on women must break from antiquated categories and delve into what they actually bring to the table.

    By Elise Harris
  • Human chain rings German cathedral to demand gender equality

    Human chain rings German cathedral to demand gender equality

    • Sep 22, 2019

    About 800 people have protested gender inequality in the Catholic Church by forming a human chain around Germany’s Cologne Cathedral.

    By Associated Press
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