Are These the Two Women Pope Francis Will Appoint to the Dicastery of Bishops?
A Vatican source told CNA that the two women most likely appointed to the department of bishops are Sister Nicoletta Vittoria Spezzati and Sister Mary Melone.
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Pope’s Cardinal Advisers Debate Women’s Role in the Church With Amazon Nun
Pope Francis’ cardinal advisers heard a testimony from a Franciscan sister from the Brazilian Amazon this week as the council continues to discuss the role of women in the Church.
Pope Francis’ Cardinal Advisers Discuss Role of Women in the Church and the ‘Marian Principle’
U.S. Cardinal Sean O’Malley was among the group that took part in the Feb. 21-23 meeting, which also included discusson of synodality.
German ‘Synodal Way’ Members Back Text Calling For Women Priests
Earlier on Friday, members of the Synodal Assembly backed an appeal to relax the celibacy requirement for priests in the Latin Church, when they endorsed a text on 'the pledge of celibacy in priestly ministry.'
Synod of Bishops’ Resources Website Links to Women’s Ordination Group
The Women’s Ordination Conference, founded in 1975, describes itself as “the oldest and largest organization working to ordain women as deacons, priests, and bishops.”
New Report Declares Treatment of Christian Minority Women and Girls a ‘Human Rights Catastrophe’
The study found numerous cases of forced kidnapping and exploitation in Egypt, that Christians account for 95% of women and girls seized by Islamists in Nigeria, and that 70% of those forcibly converted and married in Pakistan are Christians.
Will the Swiss Guard Allow Women Soldiers in the Future?
To enter the Swiss Guard, a candidate must be a single Catholic male of Swiss nationality between the ages of 19 and 30 who is at least 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Pope Francis Admits Women to Ministries of Lector and Acolyte in New Motu Proprio
Pope Francis wrote a letter to Cardinal Luis Ladaria, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, explaining his decision to admit women to the ministries of lector and acolyte.
The Church’s ‘Special Call to Women’
BOOK PICK: ‘The Supreme Vocation of Women According to St. John Paul II’
Pope Francis Praises ‘Great’ St. Hildegard of Bingen
Pope Francis noted that the German Benedictine abbess, composer and philosopher challenged prevailing restrictions on women.
