María Lía Zervino sits down with NCR to discuss her appointment to the Vatican's Dicastery for Bishops and how local bishops can follow Pope Francis' example in giving women more substantial positions of responsibility.
Just Catholic: You may consult your notes regarding your personal examination of ancient liturgies, historical documents, epigraphical evidence, frescos, mosaics, and early literary descriptions of ministry by women.
The study that Pope Francis commissioned on the history of women deacons is complete and on the pontiff's desk. But members of the commission aren't making any promises.
NCR Today: An extension may soon re-open the government, but will anything be resolved before another possible shutdown? Meanwhile, all is not well with the Francis papacy.
