by Tina Beattie Last weekend, Cardinal Vincent Nichols criticised the government’s refusal to allow churches to reopen for public worship. But for many women, the coronavirus crisis has already broken their dependence on a traditional form of Church life mediated…
The following text was written by ten religious women of the group “Ordensfrauen für Menschenwürde“ [Religious Women for Human Dignity], which was formed in Munich in autumn 2018. It reflects how the challenges of the corona pandemic were creatively taken…
Something is fundamentally flawed in our Church. The trust in our leaders is eroding. Tensions are rising. More and more people are leaving the Church. Why is that? At first glance there is no one single issue. There are many.…
By Voices of Faith On November 14th 2019, the Vatican press office announced that Pope Francis had appointed a new prefect to lead the Secretariat for the Economy, Jesuit priest, Father Juan Antonio Guerrero, his official duties will begin in…
The Roman Catholic Church has a language problem. Unless the present language pattern of the church changes, women cannot ever possibly become equal in it, or be identified as the true face of the church, let alone become ordained to…
The celibate priesthood is inscribed in a sacralized hierarchical structure, which in practice focuses less and less on the congregation and more and more on the self-preservation of this system. The #JuniaInitiative observes these developments with concern. The people behind…
This interview with Sister Katharina Ganz, General Superior of the Oberzell Franciscan Sister originally appeared in German in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 13 September 2019. Sister Katharina was interviewed by Daniel Deckers. Sister Katharina, in preparation for the "Synodal Path" proclaimed…
By Professor Hildegund Keul Should we stop ordaining heterosexual men as priests in view of the fact that many of them have raped girls and women? That is the question posed by Hildegund Keul in her comment on a…
This statement has been re-published here on the Voices of Faith website in the lead up to the 2020 Plenary Council in Australia. It is wonderful to see Parishes coming together to share their concerns and their thoughts and ideas…
Civil society has exposed the hypocrisy and face-saving of many in church leadership. People are angry and disillusioned. Shame rather than loyalty or pride is the dominant feeling associated with being Catholic in many countries. At leadership level, protecting the…
