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[Catholic Caucus] New Vienna archbishop’s consecration Mass features women in key roles, altered ritualsThe heavily altered liturgical rite visually emphasized a concept of ecclesial authority as emerging from the gathered community rather than the Church’s established hierarchy. Josef Grünwidl was ordained Archbishop of Vienna on Saturday in a ceremony at St. Stephen’s Cathedral. The rite included notable deviations from the liturgical texts, with an emphasis on layperson involvement, including women-led roles in the ceremony.On January 24, Josef Grünwidl was consecrated archbishop during a solemn Mass in Vienna, Austria, after having been appointed by Pope Leo XIV as successor to Cardinal...

[Catholic Caucus] New archbishop of Vienna will be priest who expressed support for ‘women’s ordination’: reportA priest who belonged to a group that promoted ‘women's ordination’ and giving Holy Communion to non-Catholics and the civilly ‘remarried’ is poised to become the archbishop of Vienna, according to reports.A priest with a record of heterodox activism will likely become the new archbishop of Vienna.According to ORF Television, the Austrian national public broadcaster, 63-year-old Josef Grünwidl will be named as archbishop of Vienna after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn in January.“The long wait for a new archbishop of Vienna...