This is what the Church means by saying that the priest, by virtue of the sacrament of Holy Orders, acts in persona Christi Capitis [in the person of Christ, the Head]” (“Catechism of the ...

They have an intimate share in the body of Christ through the sacrament of holy orders. They are in persona Christi capitas (in the person of Christ the head), as do their successors, the bishops.

there is still no room for a positive decision” on ordaining women deacons “understood as a degree of the sacrament of holy orders.” Cardinal Fernández said the group was instead examining ...

linked to the sacraments, “is not necessarily expressed as power or authority, and that there are forms of authority that do not require holy orders.” Continuing his reflection, he renewed his ...

The call to a vocation to the priesthood comes from God. God makes the first move. God extends the invitation.

At the World Synod in Rome, four women joined to advocate for ordaining women as deacons. Though the topic remains off the ...

The magisterium's line does not change, women will not have access to holy orders, no opening in that ... We would like some sacraments, such as baptisms, to be celebrated by women.

Pope Francis has repeatedly taught the same, notably in October 2023 when he publicly reaffirmed the impossibility of women becoming priests, or even modern church deacons, stating that “holy orders ...

rightly came to the conclusion that the sacraments are so holy that they must be guarded from frivolous or cavalier usage. That becomes particularly clear when we consider the warning not to partake ...

In other words, he told Arab speakers, “Through the sacrament of confirmation, the Holy Spirit consecrates and strengthens us ...

This relief represents the upper of two surviving panels from the altar of the Holy Sacrament in the Roman basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (the second panel remains in the church). Dismantled in 1573 ...