“The choice to confer also to women these offices, which entail stability, public recognition and a mandate on the part of the bishop, renders more effective in the church everyone’s participation in the work of evangelization,” the pope said.
Lectors, acolytes: Formal installation means more than service at Mass
Pope amends canon law so women can be installed as lectors, acolytes
Recognizing “the gifts of each baptized person” — women and men — Pope Francis ordered a change to canon law and liturgical norms so that women could be formally installed as lectors and acolytes.
Practical guide offers valuable advice on women’s ministry in church
“Joyful Momentum” by Elizabeth A. Tomlin summarizes why women’s ministries are critical to the hurting Church in our day.
Working through pandemic, young adults expand gathering on economy
Young economists and entrepreneurs plan to meet online to discuss making the global economy more inclusive
House passage of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act called ‘huge win for women’
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was passed with a bipartisan vote by the House Sept. 17, 2020.
Centenary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment: Women’s leadership
“Our greatest contributions to public life emerge when we all realize that we are part of the body of Christ.”
Pope shares his ‘dreams’ for Amazon region, its Catholic community
In his apostolic exhortation “Querida Amazonia” (Beloved Amazonia), Pope Francis made no mention of the idea of ordaining married men to the priesthood so that far-flung Catholic communities would have regular access to the Eucharist.
Katie Prejean McGrady: Exercising my right to choose
I, as a woman, exercise my right to choose: to choose to find balance, to choose to find joy in both motherhood and my career, and to choose to recognize the value and goodness that children bring into women’s lives.