“Group 5 is really a black box...” grumbled a synodal father who supports the ordination of women as deacons. Further reading: Pope Francis rules out female diaconate On the first day of ...

Women from religious movements fighting for the ordination of women in Roman Catholic ... Further reading: Woman deacons? We’ve had them before Last year, the Vatican vetoed the election of ...

This was the largest cohort of deacons in recent years for the Diocese of Phoenix. Leading up to the day of ordination and ...

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.

At least three men and six women who were born or are serving in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis took final vows ...

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 ...

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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 ...

told the extraordinary assembly of 368 bishops and laypeople – including women – that Francis had said the moment “is not ripe” for allowing ordination of women as deacons. He did not ...

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