On a barge on Rome's River Tiber, a stone's throw from the Vatican, Loan Rocher was "ordained" in a secret ceremony in defiance of the Catholic Church's ban on women deacons and priests.

Sister Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – After the Vatican’s doctrine czar made it clear that the admittance of women to the ...

The ordination and installation under the leadership of the Supreme Head of the C&S unification, His Most Eminence, Prophet Solomon Alao in Ilesa on Saturday attracted clergies, traditional rulers ...

Do this in remembrance of me’” (Luke 22:19). At that moment, Christ ordained the Apostles to share the fullness of his high priesthood. He instituted the sacrament of holy orders at the same ...

A meeting four years in the making said the ordination of women required further study, but it called for women to have more leadership roles, even in seminaries. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting ...

But church historians say there is evidence that in earlier centuries women served as deacons - ordained ministers who, unlike priests, cannot celebrate the Mass. Francis, 87, has already created ...

He stated that the topic of the ordination of women derives from an overly Western agenda. In his view, it diverts attention from more pressing topics. Randazzo, who is president of the Federation of ...

“Nobody should circulate wrong facts regarding the ordination of the eight deacons in the Ernakulam-Angmaly Archeparchy,” Puthur said in a note. He said the issue had been discussed at various ...

On Nov. 9, von der Mehden recital hall hosted the Voices of Freedom gospel choir for a free concert. According to the E-Board president of the choir, this was their first concert on the University ...