Sister Birgit Weiler told journalists on Oct. 11 that such changes would allow the church to become “a community of sisters and brothers, sharing faith, discerning together.”
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Synod members call for greater role of women and laity in ministry
Proposals in the Oct. 8 morning session of the Synod included discussing the “possibility of diaconal ordination for women, so as to emphasize their ecclesial vocation.”
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Pope Francis: Calumny a ‘diabolical cancer’
“We know that calumny always kills,” said the pope.
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Synod leaders: Church must seek new paths in Amazon
The synod, scheduled for Oct. 6-27, will focus on “Amazonia: New paths for the church and for an integral ecology.”
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Pope Francis: Lofty titles do not guarantee entrance to heaven
“‘Look, Lord, I belonged to this association; I was a friend of that bishop, of that cardinal, of that priest.’ No, titles do not count; they do not count.”
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Vatican investigates sexual abuse allegation against Chilean president’s uncle
The investigation will determine the credibility of an accusation of abuse allegedly committed “more than 50 years ago” by Archbishop Pinera who, at 103, is the oldest living bishop in the world.
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Pope Francis allows girl with autism to run around stage undisturbed at weekly audience
The pope told his security detail to “let her be. God speaks” through children.
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Pope Francis: Prostitution is ‘a sickness of humanity’
All people of goodwill have a duty to help vulnerable women and other victims of human trafficking escape from forced sexual slavery, the pope wrote in a prologue of a new book on the suffering of women forced into prostitution.
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Rome police chaplain recalls slain officer’s life of service
The murder of 35-year-old officer Mario Cerciello Rega in Rome’s Prati district July 26 and the subsequent arrest of two young American men sent shockwaves around the country.
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Vatican media reform focuses on synergy and cooperation
With the recent appointments of Matteo Bruni as the new director of the Holy See Press Office and Cristiane Murray as vice director, the Vatican is taking another step forward in its continuing efforts to reform its communication structures.