The bishop of Nigeria’s Diocese of Lokoja has withdrawn the ordination certificates of four men he ordained as deacons July 12 after it was revealed he had been presented with allegedly forged ...
The synod could change whether women can be ordained as deacons or priests. These women are hopeful.
Advocates for women's ordination — to the diaconate, the priesthood or both — say they are hopeful about the upcoming synod in Rome, despite some high-profile opposition to the possibility of expanded ...
The first week of the Synod on Synodality session is in the books, and if you’ve been following the media’s account of things, you’d be forgiven for thinking the event is primarily focused on ...
The synod on synodality is exploding ideas all over the church. Some on the extreme right hope for Tridentine Masses. Some on the far left hope for changes in teachings on sex and gender. Folks in the ...
ALLENTOWN – Three Schuylkill County men were among 15 deacons ordained on Sept. 14 at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, the Allentown Catholic Diocese announced. Bishop Alfred Schlert ...
Francis told reporters returning home from the Balkans that the commission found evidence that female deacons performed functions that included immersion baptisms for women. But he said there was no ...
Amazonian Rite’s proposition will include suggestion for ordination of women deacons and married men
A wooden statue of a prengant woman in front of Amazonian members outside the Vatican on Oct. 19, 2019. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) Listen SÃO PAULO – A document released earlier this month showed ...
Georg Baetzing, Bishop of Limburg and Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference, speaks during a press conference. Arne Dedert/dpa Despite opposition from the Vatican, German Bishop Georg Bätzing ...
The Most Rev. Sithembele Sipuka, the president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference,in August questioned the ongoing discussion on the ordination of women to the diaconate but proposed ...
Oct. 22—PLATTSBURGH — Transitional Deacon Leagon Carlin is re-immersed in his studies at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. Thirteen days ago, he and his father, Deacon James Carlin, were ...
When Deacon Vernon Krajeski married his wife, Catherine, in 1958, he never expected to become a deacon. At that time, the permanent diaconate had not yet been restored.
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