“We are throwing in the towel because we feel surrounded by a climate of distrust and progressive de-legitimization,” founder Lucetta Scaraffia wrote in the open letter to Pope Francis.
Women in the Church
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Do we ever retire from being mothers?
Since retiring from my job, my husband has found me irritating. We had a talk (after fighting), and he is right: I am mothering him. Smothering him. “I have a mother,” he said. “I want a wife, a partner, a best friend.”
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I learned on Holy Thursday that in times of trouble, women know the way out
That woman is in so many parishes, right there beneath the exit sign and almost out the door, singing while the roof gets ripped off and the sky falls.
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Cardinal Marx: church needs to seriously discuss celibacy, role of women and sexual morality
The Catholic Church in Germany is at a point where serious debate — including on priestly celibacy and the role of women — and openness to doing things in a new way must encouraged, said the president of the German bishops’ conference.
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Vatican magazine denounces sexual abuse of nuns by priests
The Vatican’s women’s magazine is denouncing the sexual abuse of nuns by priests — and the resulting “scandal” of religious sisters having abortions or giving birth to children who are then not recognized by their fathers.
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How can the Catholic Church help single mothers?
This week’s guest is Kaya Oakes. We discuss her article “How the Catholic Church can help single mothers.” We also discuss these articles: Trump’s latest proposal to end the shutdown and what the border wall won’t fix How the New Wave Feminists are changing the conversation around abortion One-third of U.S. bishops believe church ‘should’ […]
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One-third of U.S. bishops believe church ‘should’ ordain women as deacons
According to a report released by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University on Jan. 22, just 33 percent of bishops in the United States think the church “should” ordain women as deacons.
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Women served as deacons for a millennium
In 2016, Pope Francis gathered a commission to study the history of women deacons in the church. For the first time, Phyllis Zagano and Bernard Pottier, S.J., two members of the commission, speak about their life-long research on this topic. This Conversation with America is hosted by Michael O’Loughlin, national correspondent for America.
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What will Pope Francis do with research on women deacons?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” we explore the topic of women deacons.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Vatican commission members: Women served as deacons for a millennium
Women served as deacons in Europe for about a millennium in a variety of ministerial and sacramental roles.