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Synod Calls for More Leadership Roles for Women But Female Diaconate ‘Not Yet Ripe’, by Victoria Cardiel – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Synod Calls for More Leadership Roles for Women But Female Diaconate ‘Not Yet Ripe’, by Victoria Cardiel

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Synod Watch. Source: OnePeterFive.

By Victoria Cardiel, EWTN News, (Catholic World Report), March 12, 2026

This story was first published by ACI Prensa, the Spanish-language sister service of EWTN News. It has been translated and adapted by EWTN News English.

Victoria CardielThe final report of the Synod on Synodality’s study group “Women’s Participation in the Life and Leadership of the Church” raises the possibility of “reformulating” certain competencies and functions of priests, deacons, and bishops to give women greater responsibility in the Church, while noting that the issue of the female diaconate “is not ripe.”

“It is necessary to reflect in particular on the reformulation of the areas of competence of ordained ministry,” states the final report of the group that studied women’s participation in the life and governance of the Church, published by the Vatican on Tuesday in Italian and English. …

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