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by bcadmin | Jul 26, 2022 | Bishops, Catholic News Service, Congregation for Bishops, News, Vatican, Women in the Church, Women in the Vatican | 0 |
While the perfect bishop does not exist, he does have to be a person who knows how to get others involved in the life of the church and to listen to everyone, including those with whom he may disagree, said a new member of the Dicastery for Bishops.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 13, 2022 | Catholic News Service, News, Roman Curia, Vatican, Women in the Vatican | 0 |
Ten days after saying he would name two women to the group that helps him choose bishops, Pope Francis appointed three women to the office.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 20, 2022 | Associated Press, lead, News, Ordination of women, Synod of Bishops, synodality, Vatican, Women in the Church, Women in the Vatican, Women's Ordination Conference | 0 |
The Vatican has included a group that advocates for women’s ordination on a website promoting a two-year consultation of rank-and-file Catholics, indicating that Pope Francis wants to hear from all Catholics during the process.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 17, 2021 | lead, News, Pope Francis, Sister Nathalie Becquart, Synod of Bishops, synodality, Women in the Church, Women in the Vatican | 0 |
It has been an uphill battle, but the role of women in leadership has been flourishing since the Second Vatican Council.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 5, 2021 | Catholic News Service, News, Vatican, Vatican City State, Women in the Church, Women in the Vatican | 0 |
Pope Francis has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian member of the U.S.-based Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, to be secretary-general of the office governing Vatican City State.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 11, 2021 | Catholic News Service, Catholic nuns, News, Pope Francis, Religious Sisters, Synod of Bishops, synodality, Vatican, Women in the Church, Women in the Vatican | 0 |
Women religious have an essential role in the process of creating a more synodal church,” Pope Francis said.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 14, 2021 | Catholic News Service, News, Swiss Guards, Vatican, Women in the Vatican | 0 |
A complete rebuild and expansion of the living quarters for the Swiss Guard will not only improve life for guards and their families, it will also allow for the future possibility of recruiting women.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 31, 2021 | Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas, News, pontifical commission for latin america, Vatican, Women in the Church, Women in the Vatican | 0 |
Pope Francis appointed Argentine theologian Emilce Cuda as the new head of office of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 26, 2021 | Catholic News Service, Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, News, Vatican, Women in the Vatican | 0 |
Pope Francis has named Salesian Sister Alessandra Smerilli as interim secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Vatican announced.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 25, 2021 | Catholic News Service, Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, News, Vatican, Women in the Church, Women in the Vatican | 0 |
Pope Francis has named Salesian Sister Alessandra Smerilli undersecretary for faith and development at the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 11, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, News, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Pontifical Gregorian University, Vatican, Women in the Church, Women in the Vatican | 0 |
Pope Francis has named Sister Nuria Calduch-Benages, an Old Testament scholar and professor at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University, to be secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 11, 2021 | lead, News, Pope Francis, Sister Nathalie Becquart, Synod of Bishops, Vatican, Women in the Church, Women in the Vatican | 0 |
A French nun who could potentially be the first woman to cast a vote in the Synod of Bishops said Wednesday that her appointment is evidence the “clericalist mindset is changing” as more and more women assume high-level decision-making responsibilities in the Catholic hierarchy.
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