National Catholic Reporter5dOpinion
On women deacons, who's getting ahead of the church?
"Women and the diaconate cannot be the exception to synodality," writes Anna Robertson. Doing so "risk(s) undermining the ...
Milwaukee Independent1d
America’s Black Church: Why obstacles remain for women seeking leadership roles in faith communities
But what happened next put a spotlight on the obstacles women in Christian ministry continue to face as they carve out ...
Women's role in Catholic Church tops agenda as Pope Francis opens second phase of big reform project
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis opened the second phase of his big Catholic reform project Wednesday, with widespread calls for ...
National Catholic Reporter7d
Pope Francis meets with women ministry advocates ahead of the synod opening
30 met with a global delegation of women's ministry advocates, including leading proponents for restoring the female diaconate. According to Casey Stanton, co-director of the Discerning Deacons ...
Lincoln Journal Star6d
Think pink: Lincoln church group paints ribbon to remind about breast cancer
Every single person who drives by St. Mark’s United Methodist Church ... for all the women who have to have yearly scans. The Middle Men is exactly what it sounds like, a group of middle-aged ...
ABC News5d
Pope Francis opens second phase of big reform project
Stop hiding and stop trying to relegate us to second-class citizenship.’” While ordained ministry for women is currently off the table, a host of other proposals are being discussed in the ...
Telegram3d
Young women find calling, career in Catholic Church
Murphy has served two internships through the ministry internship program, working at St. John’s Church on Temple Street last year and at Visitation House, a shelter for pregnant women and new ...
The Washington Post8d
Pope criticized for expressing ‘reductive’ views on women in society
Seen by some as a progressive modernizer, Francis, 87, has nevertheless held firm on the church ... the role of women as deacons and has also referred the issue to a study group, which is ...
Women's Home and Overseas Missionary Society Program at Oak Ridge church Sunday
She was licensed and ordained at Overcoming Believers Church, where she served as youth pastor for over a decade. Speaker's ...
The New York Times5d
Catholics Meet to Chart Path Forward, but Women’s Roles Remain Unclear
Though female deacons won’t be discussed, women’s leadership and ministry are still on the agenda. Some delegates said it would have been unreasonable to expect that such a global assembly ...
Newsday5d
Women's role in Catholic Church tops agenda as Pope Francis opens second phase of big reform project
Stop hiding and stop trying to relegate us to second-class citizenship.’” While ordained ministry for women is out of the question, a host of other proposals are being discussed, including ...
Voice of America5d
Women's role in church tops agenda as Pope Francis opens second phase of reform project
Stop hiding and stop trying to relegate us to second-class citizenship.'" While ordained ministry for women is out of the question, a host of other proposals are being discussed, including calls ...