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The question of whether the Church has the authority to ordain women to the diaconate, as the diaconate is understood according to the ancient tradition of the Church, would seem to be a non-question. ....
Priest complains after Hindu ritual performed outside Catholic church in Goa Jan 6, 2021 contributor The façade of the Church of Our Lady of Good Health in Sancoale, Goa, India. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons.) A Catholic priest in India has issued an official complaint to the police after a group of Hindus held a religious ceremony called a Pooja in front of a Catholic chapel. MUMBAI, India – A Catholic priest in India has issued an official complaint to the police after a group of Hindus held a religious ceremony called a Pooja in front of a Catholic chapel. The incident took place at on Dec. 30 in Sancoale, Goa, in the southwest of India. ....
Bombay Cardinal Oswald Gracias marks Golden Jubilee Dec 20, 2020 contributor Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias speaks at a meeting of Indian Catholic bishops in Bangalore Feb. 3, 2015. (Credit: Anto Akkara/CNS.) As Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias marks his 50th priestly anniversary, colleagues note that he is “gifted with intelligence, leadership qualities and altruistic nature.” MUMBAI, India – As Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias marks his 50 th priestly anniversary, colleagues note that he is “gifted with intelligence, leadership qualities and altruistic nature.” Gracias, the archbishop of Bombay and president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, was ordained to the priesthood on Dec. 20, 1970, in the archdiocese he now heads. ....