I returned just a few days ago from the second session of the Synod on Synodality in Rome, and I will confess to feeling a tad exhausted. As I've mentioned before, the synod is a full four weeks l ...

Women from religious movements fighting for the ordination of women in Roman Catholic Church attend a protest rally, in via della Conciliazione, Rome, in Italian territory near the border with the ...

Soccer fans who watched Spain celebrate its dramatic 2–1 victory over England in the European Football Championship also got ...

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.

Ely Diocese said it had played a significant role since the ordination of women 30 years ago, and it still had the highest ...

Women’s ordination… But don’t mention the diaconate ... Indeed, one can easily turn to Mary of Nazareth and to the first proclamation of the resurrection—a diaconal event—in the person ...

The first ordination to the permanent Diaconate in the UK took place on 2nd June 1974. (Rev Pat Taylor RIP 2016 who was ordained by Bishop pWorlock at St Joseph's, Basingstoke.) There are now 778 ...

The first woman rabbi was not Sally Priesand ... Leo Baeck also signed the ordination papers. But after her death, she was largely forgotten until after the fall of the Berlin Wall, when her ...

LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Britain's new finance minister Rachel Reeves announced the biggest tax increases in three decades in her first budget, as she accused the Conservatives of leaving public ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah met with First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Minister of Interior of the ...

Unlike many other Christian confessions, the Catholic church remains strongly opposed to the ordination of women ... Garden Answer ‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ expands the 'Big ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis, background center, poses with the participants to the second session of the 16th General ...