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The Vatican urged expanded women’s leadership in non-ordained roles, citing spiritual equality and new authority models rooted in baptism.
The Vatican released a 75-page final report on March 10, 2026, from the Synod on Synodality’s study group on women’s roles, calling for expanded leadership and governance opportunities for women in non-ordained capacities.
The report, published in English and Italian, emphasizes women’s spiritual gifts, equal dignity, and the need for new forms of authority rooted in baptism.
It highlights existing appointments of women to top Vatican positions, including the first female governor of Vatican City State, and urges the Church to reevaluate canonical norms to better include women in decision-making.
While not addressing the female diaconate directly, it affirms women’s vital contributions to evangelization and leadership, citing Mary and Mary Magdalene as models.
The findings are working documents to guide future proposals to the Pope.
El Vaticano instó a ampliar el liderazgo de las mujeres en roles no ordenados, citando la igualdad espiritual y nuevos modelos de autoridad enraizados en el bautismo.