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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”

French laypeople say Pope's Amazon exhortation invitation to be 'inventive... without waiting for the hierarchy'

French laypeople say Amazon exhortation invitation to be “inventive… without waiting for the hierarchy”

'Wounded Shepherd - Pope Francis and His Struggle to Convert the Catholic Church' (by Austen Ivereigh)

‘Wounded Shepherd: Pope Francis and His Struggle to Convert the Catholic Church’ (by Austen Ivereigh)

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

'Zero tolerance' for clergy sex abuse

Bishops in Spain, Italy, France still not applying “zero tolerance” for priest abusers, enablers: survivors

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”

Amazon exhortation - Pope 'hasn't shut door' to optional celibacy

Amazon exhortation: Bishops, theologians, observers continue to insist Pope “hasn’t shut door” to optional celibacy

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

Spanish National Congress of Laypeople

Francis pleads with laypeople to renew with “ingenuity and witness” a Europe “suffocated by death and despair”

Irish Primate, on married priests - 'I am very much open to the idea, and I think Pope Francis is too'

Irish Primate, on married priests: “I am very much open to the idea, and I think Pope Francis is too”

Despite Amazon exhortation letdown, German bishops, laity pledge to fight on in synodal path for married priests, female deacons

Despite Amazon exhortation letdown, German bishops, laity pledge to fight on in synodal path for married priests, female deacons

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

'Querida Amazonía', Pope Francis' exhortation on the Amazon Synod

‘Querida Amazonía’: Priests, bishops disappointed with Pope for “simply kicking can down road” on celibacy

Women's ordination advocates blast Amazon exhortation

Women’s ordination advocates blast Amazon exhortation: “Outdated”, “institutional sexism”, “degradation”, “discrimination”

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

In Amazon Synod exhortation, Pope puts need for greater inculturation over married priests, female deacons

In Amazon Synod exhortation, Pope puts need for greater Church “inculturation” above married priests, female deacons

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

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

Crisis in the Irish Church

“Something very wrong”, “clock is ticking”: “crisis point” in Irish Church reaches apocalyptic level

Cardinal Marx

Cardinal Marx steps down as German Bishops’ head after warning Church must not revolve around itself

Rights for Catholic women (stock)

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

German archbishop Schick - 'synodal path' participants not 'revolutionaries'

German archbishop: ‘synodal path’ participants not “revolutionaries”, only seeking better “Church of the future”

German 'synodal path' - 'The majority of the faithful will leave the Church if it fails'

German ‘synodal path’: “The majority of the faithful will leave the Church if it fails”

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

Cologne cardinal Woelki

Cologne cardinal Woelki paying price for allergy to reform? 120,000 left local Churches just in 2019