The pope did not move forward on the polarising issue of women’s ordination, particularly as deacons or priests. In the Catholic Church, the role of a deacon involves certain religious functions ...

She is also a Roman Catholic woman priest, part of an organization of women who have ordained themselves in the face of the church’s opposition. Most recently, she has become an outspoken pro ...

Note that, in all this, the Catholic Church has not even begun to debate the question of whether women can be priests (the second and more powerful level of ordination in the church). Yet if we ...

Far more than celibacy or sexual repression, barring one gender from the Roman Catholic Church’s highest ranks provides the implicit rationale for clerical abuse. By Alice McDermott Ms ...

The women priests say the unidentified bishop had the authority to include them in that lineage. The women also assert they remain a part of the Roman Catholic Church, rather than being a ...

The female priest movement began in Germany in 2002 when a bishop in good standing with the Catholic Church, referred to within the movement as "Bishop X," ordained seven women in secret.

Church of the Redeemer. In her homily, she described the "mission of Roman Catholic Women Priests (as) standing firmly within Roman Catholic tradition, yet pushing the envelope and creating a safe ...

Pope Francis has repeatedly stated the important role women play in the church He has made it clear that women cannot be ordained Many lay or religious women are already stepping up to minister in ...

JANE VIA: When I chose to get ordained, it was because I feel that intelligent, articulate women must act to try to change the church. GONZALEZ: Jane Via is a Catholic woman priest in San Diego.