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OMA.- Cuando faltan pocos días para el comienzo del sínodo sobre la Amazonia convocado por el Papa en el Vaticano , un grupo de mujeres católicas está en pie de guerra: reclama voz en la toma de decisiones y voto.Ads by  Aunque en la reunión de obispos -que comenzará el próximo lunes y se extenderá durante todo el mes- por primera vez fueron designadas mujeres…
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ROME – As the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon approaches, women from several religious orders and organizations have banded together to demand they be given voting rights during the meeting, a privilege typically awarded only to ordained men. “These are the modern-day suffragettes,” Deborah Rose Milavec, Co-Director of the Future Church advocacy organization, said…
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By Lara PinheiroGlobo (Brazil) (Translated from Portuguese) The hope, says Kate McElwee of Women’s Ordination Worldwide, who advocates for women’s ordination in the Catholic Church, is that the October discussion will further deepen the recognition of women’s presence in the institution. “Women are ministering to their communities on the margins in order to meet the…
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By Sarah Mac DonaldThe Tablet “Groups supporting the ordination of women deacons have expressed “disappointment” and “astonishment” at Pope Francis’ suggestion that the Church is not ready to take this step…. …Women’s Ordination Worldwide (WOW), an international network of groups campaigning for the inclusion of women in all ordained ministries in the Church, said it…
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By Jamie Manson/April 1, 2019Conscience “What do Roman Catholic women want from their church? It’s fair to say that no one in the hierarchy has publicly asked such a question of women, who make up more than half of the church’s baptized members. The past year has proven once again that the church’s leadership must…
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By Nicole Winfield/AP (VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis said in a document released Tuesday that women have “legitimate claims” to seek more equality in the Catholic Church, but he stopped short of endorsing recent calls from his own bishops to give women leadership roles…. …The Women’s Ordination Conference, which advocates for a female priesthood, blasted…
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PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island clergywomen across religions and denominations took different paths to arrive at their positions, but for many, their journeys began the same way — with a calling. “It clearly chose me, and I responded,” said the Rev. Jamie Washam, pastor of the First Baptist Church in America. Answering that call brought these women…
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Reuters: Vatican ‘suffragettes’ want vote, change, in a man’s Church Huffington Post: Catholic Activists Demand Women’s Voting Rights At Major Vatican Meeting RSI: Voto alle donne cattoliche. Progetto Dialogue en route. Scisma ortodosso National Catholic Reporter: Knock, Knock! Who’s There? More than Half the Church  New York Times: Vatican Faces Modern-Day Suffragists, Demanding Right to Vote…
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After brief embrace from prelates, activists clash with Italian police National Catholic Reporter By Jamie Manson ROME — A peaceful protest just steps from St. Peter’s Square turned into a clash with Roman police, as bishops and cardinals were entering the opening session of the Synod of Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment on Oct.…
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Read the full story in the Denver Post here.  Katie Lacz ruminates over her Catholic faith, wondering if she’s finally hit a breaking point strong enough to tear her from the religion she’s wrapped herself in her entire life. “I know how much is wrong with the church, and yet I love it because of…
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