gender equality

Irish clerics, on married priests and women deacons - 'Francis needs to bite this bullet. Soon'

Irish clerics, on married priests and women deacons: “Francis needs to bite this bullet. Soon”

Synodal path

German bishop “shakes head” at “terrifyingly excessive” criticism of ‘synodal path’ as working groups meet for first time

Irish Church development org denounces climate change disasters kill 14 times more women than men

Irish Church development org denounces climate change disasters kill 14 times more women than men

German Catholic women push for new female Bishops' secretary after incumbent steps down

German Catholic women push for new female Bishops’ secretary after incumbent steps down

Spanish Catholic women present their 'revolt' for Sunday March 1

Spanish Catholic women “losing patience” with Church: “Without deep changes it will never be the Church of Jesus”

Bishop of Hildesheim (Germany), Heiner Wilmer

German bishop warns Church refusal to reform “a betrayal of the Gospel”

Russian priest sparks firestorm by calling cohabitating women 'unpaid prostitutes'

Russian priest sparks firestorm by calling cohabitating women “unpaid prostitutes”

Catholic women's 'revolt' in the Spanish Church

130,000-strong petition in Germany, “revolt” in Spain, global protests… Catholic women’s frustrations reach boiling point

Vatican magazine demands for women in the Church 'power and authority like men'

Vatican magazine demands for women in the Church “power and authority like men”

The German 'synodal path'

Full steam ahead for German “synodal path” reforms despite Pope’s ‘no’ for moment to worldwide change

Polish archbishop Stanisław Gądecki flips out over 'evil' gender equality Charter for local public life

Polish archbishop lashes out at “evil” gender equality charter for local public life

German female theologian Agnes Wuckelt - 'We need a Church where women can discover their empowerment'

German female theologian insists: “We need a Church where women can discover their empowerment”

Cologne cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki

Cardinal Woelki: “We need more women superiors of priests”

Catholic women raise stakes after Amazon exhortation ordination denial

Catholic women raise stakes after Amazon exhortation ordination denial, call for abolition of all Church hierarchies

Amazon Synod - an indigenous woman blesses Pope Francis in 2017

Despite Amazon Synod snub, global Catholic women vow to “take responsibility for our Church into our hands”

Pope's apostolic exhortation on the Amazon Syond, 'Querida Amazonía'

Apostolic exhortation: lay groups, too, lament Francis’ “lack of courage for real reforms” on married priests, women

Women's ordination advocates blast Amazon exhortation

Women’s ordination advocates blast Amazon exhortation: “Outdated”, “institutional sexism”, “degradation”, “discrimination”

Catholic women greet Pope Francis during last year's Amazon Synod

Let us vote in Synods! Catholic women already fighting back in wake of Amazon exhortation disappointment

Vatican officials present February 12 the Pope's Amazon Synod exhortation

Amazon Synod exhortation: Vatican cardinal insists Pope “has not resolved” questions of married priesthood, women’s diaconate

Austrian female theologian demands 'women's quota' in Church leadership positions

Austrian female theologian demands “women’s quota” in Church leadership positions

Rights for Catholic women (stock)

Spanish women theologians shout “Enough!” with “deep discrimination” in Church, call on Catholic women to “revolt”

Mara Klein, a non-binary German synodal path participant 'speaking truth to power'

“Grateful to speak for the people”: non-binary German “synodal path” participant speaking truth to power

Catholic women take charge in Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Austria (stock)

Austrian Catholic women join sisters in Germany, Switzerland and Italy in demanding equal access to ordained ministry

Austrian Catholics draw up charter of fundamental rights in the Church

Primacy of conscience, equality, freedom of expression… Austrian Catholics draw up “charter of fundamental rights in the Church”

German Catholic women in new push for Church gender equality (stock)

Women to take over pulpits for a Sunday in Germany in push for Church gender equality

Participants in the first assembly of the German synodal path

‘No’ to clericalism, ‘yes’ to co-responsibility: the keys to the first assembly on the German synodal path

The Catholic women of 'Maria 2.0'

Catholic women plead for end to Church oppression: “Every woman wants to be respected in her dignity”

Participants in the second day of the synodal path assembly in Frankfurt

(Small) Win for women on German ‘synodal path’: assembly votes to make resolutions dependent on female majority

The presidents of the German Church's 'synodal path'

“Synodal path” begins in Germany: youth, laity dream of Church “democratisation”

Catholic women stand up to be counted (stock)

Catholic women launch global pilgrimage for equal rights, healing of “broken” Church