February 12th, 2020
By Heidi SchlumpfNational Catholic Reporter Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the Amazon disappointed those hoping for an opening of clerical roles to married men and women, with many noting that the pope failed to extend his prophetic voice about environmental injustice to injustices in his own house, the church. Many women were especially outraged over the document’s…
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February 12th, 2020
By the Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis refused Wednesday to approve the ordination of married men to address a shortage of priests in the Amazon, sidestepping a fraught issue that has dominated debate in the Catholic Church and even involved retired Pope Benedict XVI. Francis, in an eagerly awaited document, did not refer…
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February 5th, 2020
SAVE THE DATE: Join Catholic Organizations for Renewal as we host a conversation with author James P. Carroll and theologian Richard R. Gaillardetz about the future of the priesthood. April 23, 20207:00 p.m.Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola28 Commonwealth AvenueChestnut Hill, MA 02467 Carroll and Gaillardetz will offer two visions of the future of the…
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November 1st, 2019
By Jamie Manson National Catholic Reporter In the final days of the Amazon synod, there was a small protest in front of the Castel Sant’Angelo. Seven members of Women’s Ordination Worldwide (WOW) held a banner the read: “Empowered women will save the church; empowered women will save the earth.” I, of course, know these women…
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October 25th, 2019
By Elisabetta Povoledo The New York Times ROME — The Vatican’s extraordinary three-week meeting of bishops from the Amazon region, which ends this weekend, has generated intense debate within the church over the possibility of ordaining older, married men in remote areas. But those gathered will also make important proposals about the role of the region’s women in the Roman Catholic…
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October 25th, 2019
By Elise Schmelzer The Denver Post Seeing Father George Weibel’s name printed in the newspaper Thursday brought Hazel Lorraine Kroehl back to the Broomfield swimming pool where 60 years earlier the priest abused her. Emotions flooded Kroehl. Then old shame crept up, before being washed away with gratitude. Finally, the world knew the priest for…
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October 24th, 2019
By Claire Giangrave Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) – As word spread that the final document of the Amazon synod will include recommendations about the ordination of women to the diaconate, bishops involved in the synod have taken a stand asking for more female participation and leadership in the Catholic Church. Read the full…
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October 24th, 2019
By Christopher WhiteCrux ROME – As the Vatican’s meeting on the Amazon draws to a close this week, one group is using the occasion to seek new roles for women in leadership, hosting a prayer vigil on Tuesday in support of women’s ordination to the priesthood and the diaconate. “Without women there would be no…
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October 22nd, 2019
By Angela GiuffridaThe Guardian Campaigners have gathered in Rome to call for the lifting of a ban on female priests that would “save the Catholic Church” where it is failing to ordain enough men. Activists from the Women’s Ordination Worldwide (Wow) group protested outside the Vatican on Tuesday as the church’s hierarchy pondered the idea of allowing…
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October 3rd, 2019
By Elizabeth Eisenstadt EvansGlobal Sisters Report On an October day four decades ago, Sr. Theresa Kane, president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and head of the Sisters of Mercy in the U.S., stood before 5,000 other sisters gathered to greet Pope John Paul II at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the…
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