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Hope for Women Deacons: Pope Leo XIV's Bold Move

6/13/2025

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Under Pope Leo XIV, women aspiring to be Catholic deacons are filled with hope as a recent document from the 2023 Synod on Synodality champions their leadership. Advocates Ellie Hidalgo and Jazmin Jimenez stress the importance of ongoing discernment, believing that ordaining women as deacons would not only empower them but also enrich the church's mission.

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Under Pope Leo XIV, women aspiring to be Catholic deacons are filled with hope as a recent document from the 2023 Synod on Synodality champions their leadership. Advocates Ellie Hidalgo and Jazmin Jimenez stress the importance of ongoing discernment, believing that ordaining women as deacons would not only empower them but also enrich the church's mission.