Pope Francis revealed that the commission he set up two years ago to examine the role of women in the early church did not reach agreement on the question of women deacons.
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Men are struggling with their spirituality. Can the Catholic Church help?
The last year has witnessed the rise of an extraordinary international conversation around gender and power. In this watershed moment, where is the church? And how can it help?
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Mexican bishops call for migrant assistance at their southern border
The Mexican bishops’ conference has appealed for assistance for thousands of migrants stuck in Chiapas state as Mexican officials step up enforcement and stop issuing travel documents.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis says commission on women deacons did not reach agreement
Pope Francis said, “There were deaconesses at the beginning [of the church], but [the question is] was theirs a sacramental ordination or not?”
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Pope Francis called Jean Vanier to thank him before his death
Pope Francis told reporters May 7 he had been kept informed about Jean Vanier’s failing health and had phoned him a week before his death.
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Send us a video tribute to Jean Vanier
Send us your video reflections for an opportunity to be included in a tribute to the late Jean Vanier.
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Pope Francis makes history in North Macedonia
He visited Mother Teresa’s memorial, saw relics of “the saint of the slums” and recited a prayer that he had personally composed. He praised God for the gift of her life and prayed for her intercession for North Macedonia.
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An interview with Jean Vanier
A 1992 interview with Jean Vanier, founder of L’Arche.
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Woman held in Poland for adding L.G.B.T. rainbow to revered icon
The case has highlighted the clash in predominantly Catholic Poland between the freedom of speech and laws banning hostility against religious beliefs.
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Churches in Sri Lanka closed for second week in fear of new attacks
Catholic leaders canceled Sunday Masses as Sri Lanka’s churches remained closed for a second week for fear of new terrorist attacks after the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people.