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Pope Francis authors preface to book on “Women and Ministries in the Synodal Church”

July 15, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis meets with the Council of Cardinals on Feb. 5, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Lima Newsroom, Jul 15, 2024 / 11:49 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has written the preface to the book “Women and Ministries in the Synodal Church… […]

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Pope Francis canonizes Argentina’s first female saint

February 11, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis and Argentina’s President Javier Milei celebrate after the canonization Mass of Argentina’s first female saint, María Antonia of St. Joseph, on Feb. 11, 2024. / Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 11, 2024 / 08:15 am (CNA).
Pope Franci… […]

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Female Anglican bishop participates in meeting with pope’s Council of Cardinals

February 6, 2024 Catholic News Agency 6

Pope Francis meets with the Council of Cardinals on Feb. 5, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 6, 2024 / 15:55 pm (CNA).
The pope’s Council of Cardinals concluded a meeting at the Vatican this morning with Pope … […]

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Pope Francis warns about ‘arbitrary and ideological adaptations’ to Church ministries

August 24, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Pope Francis at the general audience in the Vatican, Aug. 24, 2022 / Pablo Esparza / CNA

Rome Newsroom, Aug 24, 2022 / 07:37 am (CNA).
In a message Wednesday, Pope Francis warned against letting ideology influence the Church’s ordained and lay … […]

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Pope Francis appoints three women to Dicastery for Bishops

July 13, 2022 Catholic News Agency 12

Sr. Raffaella Petrini meets Pope Francis. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jul 13, 2022 / 04:48 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Wednesday named three women to the Dicastery of Bishops, the Vatican office responsible for evaluating new members of the Ca… […]

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Pope Francis hails St. Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood

April 13, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis and St. Teresa of Avila / Public domain/ACI Prensa.

Rome Newsroom, Apr 13, 2021 / 11:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has hailed St. Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood in a letter marking fift… […]

The Dispatch

Mother Angelica: A female powerhouse in a supposedly sexist Church

March 27, 2021 Catholic News Agency 4

Birmingham, Ala., Mar 27, 2021 / 01:01 am ().- It was September 1987, and Pope John Paul II had just arrived in Los Angeles after traveling around the United States. The Pope was greeted in […]

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The Vatican Information Service reports: Vatican City, 26 June 2012 (VIS) – Given below is the text of an English-language note issued today by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Fatih concerning the appointment […]

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