in all the various areas of the Church's life." Of the final statement's 155 paragraphs, that on women met with the most ...

told the extraordinary assembly of bishops and laypeople this week that Pope Francis said the moment for allowing ordination of women as deacons in the church “is not ripe.” The multi-year ...

The Vatican’s top doctrinal officer, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, told the extraordinary assembly of bishops and laypeople this week that Pope Francis said the moment for allowing ordination of ...

By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger Events Coordinator Cheryl Schropp imagines herself as a guest when she prepares for ...

Eight deacons were ordained ... on the uniform Mass. The ordination, originally scheduled in December 2023, was postponed following the liturgy dispute in the Church. Their ordination was ...

Cardinal Walter Kasper, a respected German theologian and a longtime conservative voice at the Vatican, told a German church ...

The synod concluded without movement on the question of women deacons, but kept the issue open. That was frustrating to advocates but also has helped some remain hopeful.

The group of lay rebels in the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabar Church has said they ... members at the venue of the ordination of eight deacons. Riju Kanjookkaran, spokesman ...

Founder of The New Generation Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) International, Mountain of Authority Rev. Mother Esther Adeojo has said the church’s annual Ark of Covenant celebration and Ordination ...

The latter contains early ordination rites for bishops, priests and deacons, including for women deacons. Church legislation, such as under Emperor Theodosius (390 AD) and Emperor Justinian I (529-564 ...