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