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Phyllis Zagano, who was recently appointed to a papal commission to study the question of women in the diactonate, will be speaking at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 19. The presentation will be held in Martire Forum. Zagano is a senior research associate-in-residence in the department of religion at Hofstra University and writes the column Just Catholic for NCR.
University calendar reads:
October 19, 2016 | Women in the Ordained Diaconate in the Catholic Church | 7PM - Martire Forum
Pope Francis has begun a worldwide conversation on whether woman can be ordained as deacons. Phyllis Zagano has been selected to be on the Papal Commission that will advise Pope Francis on the critical issue on role of women in the Catholic Church.
