Source: America – The Jesuit Review Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — For the first time, women will serve on the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod, the committee that oversees implementation of the most recent synod and prepares the next assembly. The Vatican announced Dec. 13 Pope Francis’ nomination of four members to the 16th Ordinary Council of the Vatican synod office. Among his choices are: Consolata Missionary Sister Simona Brambilla, secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, and María Lía Zervino, a member of…
Browsing: women in the church
Source: Public Orthodoxy Where Do We Go from Here? by Dr. Sarita Melkon Maldjian, Professor at Seton Hall University Following the two-year long process of the Synod of Synodality led by Pope Francis, we must ask why it is mainly Western Catholic women advocating for the right to be ordained. The Orthodox, Apostolic, and Eastern Catholic churches need to be fully included in this conversation. As an American member of the Armenian Apostolic Church, I have never seen a diasporan Armenian church thrive without its hard working, devoutly faithful women members. Looking at the history of deaconesses in the Armenian Apostolic Church is…
Source: Ekklesia A consultation with the theme ‘Ecumenical Perspective on the Role of Women in the Churches’ brought together 28 women and men to the Monastero di Bose in northern Italy from 3-7 October 2017. Participants came from major Christian traditions including Anglican, Baptist, Disciples of Christ, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Orthodox (Eastern and Oriental), Pentecostal, Reformed and Roman Catholic. There were also representatives of regional ecumenical organisations including the All Africa Conference of Churches, Caribbean Conference of Churches, Consejo Latinoamericano de Iglesias, Middle East Council of Churches, National Council of Churches in India, and Conference of European Churches. The event…