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Papal panel rejects ordination of women to diaconate

12/17/2025 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — A commission set up by Pope Francis to study women deacons has voted against the possibility of ordaining women deacons while also supporting more study on the issue. The panel also expressed hope that women’s access to other ministries would be expanded. Pope Francis established the […]

Filed Under: Catholic News Service, Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV Tagged With: Diaconate, Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV, Study Commission on the Female Diaconate, women deacons

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