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Italian priest suggests ‘baby girl Jesus’ in Nativity scenes in call for women deacons, bishops

Fr. Vitaliano Della Sala claims a female Christ Child would expose the apparent ‘injustice’ in Church teaching excluding women from the possibility of receiving Holy Orders.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Dec 11, 2025

Vatican refuses to form ‘definitive judgment’ on women deacons

The Petrocchi Commission rejected ‘women priests’ and said evidence strongly ‘rules out’ ordaining women as deacons but claimed the question of the diaconate is not definitively closed.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Dec 4, 2025

Vatican says 4 papal documents issued under Leo XIV are part of the ‘mandate’ of Pope Francis

With two new documents in addition to the notes on marriage and Marian titles, 'the mandate Pope Francis had given us two years ago comes to an end,’ declared Fr. Armando Matteo.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Nov 27, 2025Nov 27, 2025

Heretical group simulates Catholic ordinations for 4 women and 2 gender-confused men

The group called on Pope Francis to allow female ordination during a ceremony that warrants automatic excommunication.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Oct 18, 2024Oct 18, 2024

Catholic college allows female Anglican ‘priests’ to celebrate ‘Eucharist’ inside basilica

St. Vincent College, a Benedictine school in Pennsylvania, allowed the Anglican Church in North America to hold on campus its 2024 Provincial Assembly, which included 'Eucharistic' services with women 'priests' inside St. Vincent Basilica.

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Antonino Cambria

• Aug 30, 2024Aug 31, 2024

Female Anglican ‘bishop’ addresses Pope Francis and cardinal advisers on ‘role of women in Church’

Catholics ‘couldn’t have a stronger signal that Bergoglio is planning the faux ordination of women deacons, with a trajectory towards the faux ordination of women priests and bishops,’ Deacon Nick Donnelly wrote.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Feb 6, 2024Feb 7, 2024

Connecticut archbishop who removed priest for opposing COVID mandates endorses female deacons

New coadjutor Archbishop of Hartford Christopher Coyne has openly endorsed ordaining women and suggested moving the Vatican outside of Rome, where he said it has become ‘inbred.’

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Andreas Wailzer

• Nov 23, 2023Apr 22, 2024

Pope Francis says ordination of women ‘can be the subject of study’

The unchangeable teaching of the Catholic Church since its founding by Jesus Christ is that only men can receive Holy Orders.

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David McLoone and Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Oct 3, 2023Oct 3, 2023

Troubled Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor dies at age 56

Though raised Catholic, she converted to Islam in 2018 and became known during her career for tearing up a picture of then-Pope John Paul II on 'Saturday Night Live' in 1992 and expressing malice toward the Catholic Church.

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Ashley Sadler

• Jul 26, 2023Jul 27, 2023

Retiring Iowa archbishop pushes women priests, argues Hell is empty at Confirmation Mass

Dubuque's Abp. Michael Jackels told candidates for Confirmation that Hell was likely empty and that in time the Church might ordain female priests.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Apr 6, 2023Apr 6, 2023

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Articles tagged Female Priests

Italian priest suggests ‘baby girl Jesus’ in Nativity scenes in call for women deacons, bishops

Vatican refuses to form ‘definitive judgment’ on women deacons

Vatican says 4 papal documents issued under Leo XIV are part of the ‘mandate’ of Pope Francis

Heretical group simulates Catholic ordinations for 4 women and 2 gender-confused men

Catholic college allows female Anglican ‘priests’ to celebrate ‘Eucharist’ inside basilica

Female Anglican ‘bishop’ addresses Pope Francis and cardinal advisers on ‘role of women in Church’

Connecticut archbishop who removed priest for opposing COVID mandates endorses female deacons

Pope Francis says ordination of women ‘can be the subject of study’

Troubled Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor dies at age 56

Retiring Iowa archbishop pushes women priests, argues Hell is empty at Confirmation Mass