Cardinal Steiner emphasized that “women participate a lot” and that they are in turn “leaders of our communities.” ‘Why Not Restore the Ordained Female Diaconate?’ The Brazilian ...

but it wasn't like any cardinal she'd ever seen. Instead of being bright red like a male or having the brownish tones of a female, it has colors closer to a roseate spoonbill. "It's cool ...

A Northern Cardinal is a striking sight when you go birdwatching in North Carolina. It's the one that almost every ...

“In reality, the cardinal they elected was born a woman ... played by Isabella Rossellini, who is the only female star in the film, reflecting the lack of women leading the church.

Cardinal Victor Fernández, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, announced that the female diaconate will be the subject of a more in-depth study under the impetus of the ...

Prosecutors say the primary care physician at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center groped and improperly touched ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church must take concrete steps -- and soon -- to recognize and empower women’s leadership and ministry in the church, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández ...

Lions lead at 8-1, followed by Eagles at 7-2, with Cardinals at a surprising 6-4. Analyzing conference dynamics shifts. Who ...

Sammy Smith is one of the nation’s emerging two-sport athletes with a rare combination. She is an elite soccer player — a U-17 World Cup goal scorer and a Stanford Cardinal freshman. She is also the ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis decided the question of ordaining women deacons was not to be discussed at the 2024 Synod of Bishops, and he directed a synod-related study group on women’s ...

And if at some time we come to the conclusion that in the past there was a female diaconate, why not reintroduce it as the permanent diaconate was reintroduced?” the cardinal reiterated.

This meeting was called at the initiative of the cardinal in response to some members being frustrated by his absence from a meeting scheduled for last week. “I’m not known in the Church for ...