April 8th, 2020
By Ruth Gledhill Read the full article here. Pope Francis has set up a new commission study the question of women deacons. It is the second study commission on the subject. The first one was set up in August 2016 to look the role of women in the early church. It produced a report last January…
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March 28th, 2020
By Mada Jurado Read the full article here. The coronavirus crisis has brought the world to a tragic, grinding halt. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t tiny specks of hope on the horizon, such as in Austria, where a cardinal has insisted that the question of women in Church leadership positions remains open. Archbishop of Vienna Christoph Schönborn was…
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March 11th, 2020
Il Catholic Women Strike inizierà ufficialmente domenica 3 maggio e si protrarrà per tutto il mese tradizionalmente dedicato alla Madonna. Boicottaggio di celebrazioni e funzioni ufficiali, astensione da azioni di volontariato, stop e reindirizzamento di fondi destinati a parrocchie e diocesi https://www.linkiesta.it/it/article/2020/03/11/sciopero-globale-donne-cattoliche/45763/?fbclid=IwAR2lhcGHjutXg4aU3mVpPkZ8XxcUygZoFv0o7tBoTw9YqZG1Fwk25g88UBQ
March 10th, 2020
By Christopher White Read the full article here NEW YORK – Churches may have been emptier than usual this past weekend due to fears related to the coronavirus – but according to a group of demonstrators in Manhattan, the Catholic Church’s unwillingness to expand the priesthood to women has led to a decades-in-the-making clearing out…
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February 20th, 2020
By James Roberts and Christa Pongratz-Lippitt Read the full article here Responses to the release of Pope Francis’ exhortation on the Amazon Synod, Querida Amazonia, were mostly divided between those whose hopes for major announcements on the ordination of married priests and women deacons in the region were disappointed, and those whose fears of such announcements…
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February 13th, 2020
by Ruth Gledhill Read the full article here Pope Francis has set out his vision for Amazon region in a document that places the emphasis on social justice, the environment and the responsibilities of national governments worldwide to help. In his long-awaited Apostolic exhortation from last year’s Pan-Amazon Synod, Querida Amazonía, or “Beloved Amazonia”, Pope Francis…
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February 13th, 2020
Read the full article here The Women’s Ordination Conference, established in 1975, accused Pope Francis of “willfully turning his back on the calls of women for recognition of the sacramental ministries they offer the people of the Amazon and the global Church.”
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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