No matter: Francis himself seems to have forgotten the history of women ordained as deacons. When he spoke with CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell in an interview last spring, she asked if young girls ...

This is a perennial question that is an important one. Every church, practically and functionally, has to come down on a position. You’re either going to install ...

Deacons are allowed to preach during Mass, lead funeral services and perform baptisms, but unlike priests, they can’t say Mass, hear confessions or anoint the sick. Advocates for women’s ...

"The synod is good news," said Amman, deputy director of engagement for Discerning Deacons, which advocates for restoring the female diaconate in the church. Not only did the synod on synodality ...

Kasper has a history of backing the idea of giving women some of the responsibilities of deacons. At an assembly of German ...

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The sister had referred to an ancient tradition in the Church in which there were female deacons, and suggested that a commission be established to study the possibility. When asked about it again ...

What’s it like to be the elephant in the room? This is a question I asked myself when I was invited to speak as part of a panel at an adjunct group for the World Synod in Rome, on 15 October, on the ...

counterintuitively turned all attempts at verbal debate into a basketball game where the teams are on different courts, and stand around a basket racking ...