The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:16:13 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Idea of having women deacons is for church 'crying for ministry', not 'power', speaker says /home/international/item/28788-idea-of-having-women-deacons-is-for-church-crying-for-ministry-not-power-speaker-says /home/international/item/28788-idea-of-having-women-deacons-is-for-church-crying-for-ministry-not-power-speaker-says NEW YORK – Ordaining women to the permanent diaconate now, when the church is "crying for ministry," is a logical way to fulfill its obligation to bring the Gospel to all people, according to panelists at a Jan 15 event at Jesuit-run Fordham University in New York.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 17 Jan 2019 08:55:29 -0500 Deacon class includes son of Holocaust survivors /item/27394-deacon-class-includes-son-of-holocaust-survivors /item/27394-deacon-class-includes-son-of-holocaust-survivors

For Mark Neugebauer, his journey to the permanent diaconate is something he says he just “fell into.” A look at his story would beg to differ.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 17 May 2018 15:10:08 -0400 Pope names six women, six men to panel to study women deacons /faith/item/22811-pope-names-six-women-six-men-to-panel-to-study-women-deacons /faith/item/22811-pope-names-six-women-six-men-to-panel-to-study-women-deacons

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has appointed six men and six women to a commission to study the issue of women deacons, particularly their ministry in the early church.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Vatican Tue, 02 Aug 2016 12:17:03 -0400 Women in the Church /columns/item/22435-women-in-the-church /columns/item/22435-women-in-the-church

Much ado followed a recent impromptu promise by Pope Francis to study the role of women deacons in Church history. His  simple pledge to convene a commission to look into what Francis called an “obscure” historical question was widely — and wildly — interpreted as a thumbs up for a female diaconate.

]]> editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:47:21 -0400 To Deacons: ‘you are called to serve, not to be self-serving’ /faith/homilies/item/22413-to-deacons-you-are-called-to-serve-not-to-be-self-serving /faith/homilies/item/22413-to-deacons-you-are-called-to-serve-not-to-be-self-serving

Pope Francis on Sunday told Deacons from across the globe that they must be generous with their lives and with their time.

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VATICAN CITY – Deacons are called to be servants who set aside their own self-serving plans and are generous with their lives, Pope Francis said.

]]> Faith Mon, 30 May 2016 08:59:00 -0400 Time to rethink role of women in Church /opinion/columnists/item/22394-time-to-rethink-role-of-women-in-church /opinion/columnists/item/22394-time-to-rethink-role-of-women-in-church

Does anybody today believe men are intellectually superior to women because of their gender? The question is not about the intelligence of an individual man or woman, but collectively. Simply put: if you have the Y chromosome does it make you smarter?

]]> robertbrehl@catholicregister.org (Robert Brehl) Robert Brehl Thu, 26 May 2016 14:11:32 -0400 Call to study female deacons just one part of PopeƵapp review of role of women in Church /faith/item/22345-call-to-study-female-deacons-just-one-part-of-pope-s-review-of-role-of-women-in-church /faith/item/22345-call-to-study-female-deacons-just-one-part-of-pope-s-review-of-role-of-women-in-church

An exclusive focus on whether or not women might be ordained deacons misses the real point of the conversation Pope Francis had with leaders of 900 orders of nuns May 12 at the Vatican, said a Canadian sister who was present for the gathering.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Faith Thu, 19 May 2016 08:59:14 -0400 Top nun pushes for women deacons, greater role for Catholic women /faith/item/22339-top-nun-pushes-for-women-deacons-greater-role-for-catholic-women /faith/item/22339-top-nun-pushes-for-women-deacons-greater-role-for-catholic-women

VATICAN CITY – Catholic sisters globally would be better-equipped to carry out their work if they could become deacons, the head of a global network of nuns has said, an important marker in the sharp debate over women deacons that Pope Francis opened last week.

]]> Faith Wed, 18 May 2016 09:01:54 -0400 Bishop ordains father, son as deacons in a first for Green Bay Diocese /home/international/item/22326-bishop-ordains-father-son-as-deacons-in-a-first-for-green-bay-diocese /home/international/item/22326-bishop-ordains-father-son-as-deacons-in-a-first-for-green-bay-diocese

PULASKI, Wis. – When David Parker informed his eldest child, Legionary Brother David Parker Jr., that he was pursuing the diaconate again, the son had a question for his father: "How many years do you have in formation?"

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