Tag: women deacons
For synod, questions around women’s diaconate run right through the priesthood
By Kimberley Heatherington
OSV News
As the Synod on Synodality opens Oct. 4 in Rome, among the most closely watched topics under discussion is the question...
Women deacons in Catholic church enabled by 2009 initiative of Pope...
VATICAN CITY -- A change to the Code of Canon Law made by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009 provides a canonical path to allow...
Idea of having women deacons ‘about ministry,’ not ‘power,’ says speaker
NEW YORK — Ordaining women to the permanent diaconate now, when the church is “crying for ministry,” is a logical way to fulfill its...