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Bishop Georg Bätzing of Germany speaks favorably about the country’s synodal path and the question of women deacons. (La Croix International)
Top German bishop presses on with Church reform, promises to involve VaticanPresident of Catholic bishops’ conference in Germany says local Churches must be allowed to find solutions to pressing questions like the diaconate for women Continue Reading at La Croix International
La Hna. Colleen Gibson, S.S.J., escribe sobre Santa Febe, el diácono quien San Pablo encomienda a la Iglesia de Roma. (Global Sisters Report)
Growing up, I never heard about St. Phoebe. She, like so many women of the early church, was lost to me for a long time. The female doctors of the church — Catherine, Teresa, Thérèse, and, later, Hildegard — were beacons whose wisdom, faith and example I was drawn to. As a young adult, I grew […]
Amazon Synod supports women deacons, formally requests to share ‘experiences and reflections’ with a papal commission. (America Media)
The three-week Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for for the Pan-Amazonian Region, on the theme, “Amazonia: New Paths for the Church and for Integral Ecology,” concluded on Oct. 27 in Rome. Here are five key takeaways from the synod. The synod was prophetic in placing Amazonian and Indigenous communities at the center of […]