It is official recognition of roles already performed by women ... to decide whether to allow women to become deacons able to preside over some Church services, the Pope refused to make the ...

Advocates of female deacons anticipated a full and historic ... He has exalted women, while pointedly distinguishing their ...

Thirty-two-year-old seminarian Ricki Boy Hasim was ordained to the Order of Deacons by Right Rev Julius Dusin Gitom, Bishop ...

Reverend Yvonne Clarke was the first black female deacon appointed by the Church of England The first ... at which time her role will be abolished. “Naturally, I am disappointed with this ...

leaving the role of women in the Church unresolved. The final document offered no steps toward greater equity, with issues such as female deacons, married priests, and LGBTQIA+ discussions notably ...

Catholic deacons can preside over baptisms ... "something of a litmus test of how far the church was going to go" to include women in leadership roles. From our morning news briefing to a weekly ...

Gigantiello has been relieved of "any pastoral oversight or governance role" at the Annunciation ... to secretly record Deacon Dobbins, but the use of such language by any church employee is ...