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A woman now leads a department in the Vatican. It's a big step, but not enough

Pope Francis just tapped the first woman to lead a Vatican office. Sister Simona Brambilla will head the department in charge of religious orders, male and female. “The choice reflects Francis’ avowed ...
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Roman Catholic church to ordain married priests, women in leading roles?

A new Vatican document suggests the possibility of married men as priests and women in leading roles in the Catholic church in the Amazon. This question has been raised by a preparatory document for a ...

The pioneering path of Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the US – born into slavery, he’s now a candidate for sainthood

Augustus Tolton was ordained in Rome in 1886. Previously, the only Black Catholic priests in the US had been men who ...
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How Pope Francis addressed the role of women in the Church

CNN's Isa Soares examines how the late pontiff helped crack the "stained glass ceiling" for women in the Catholic Church. - Clipped From Video During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the ...
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More men considering priesthood as young turn to the Church

More men are considering the priesthood, the Catholic Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Alphonsus ‘Phonsie’ Cullinan, has said. Speaking ahead of ‘come and see’ day in Mayo this Sunday for men ...