Sign in to download a comping image  |  Open in a separate window

Italy - Religion - First woman ordained priest

Maria Vittoria celebrates mass in the small chapel of the La Casa del Lavoratore charity and recreation center in Milan. Maria Vittoria Longhitano, 35, a married teacher from Sicily living in Milan, will be the first woman ordained as priest in Italy. Her ordination will occur in Rome, just a few steps from the Vatican. Since last year Longhitano has been a member and decon of the small Catholic order called "The Old Catholics", who refuse Papal infallibility and the Immaculate Conception. The ordination will take place in the Anglican Church of All Saints on May 22, 2010. "My ordination represents a great chance for all women of faith. It means hope, it means giving a push to an important debate between Catholics on the issue of denying women the possibility of fulfilling their vocations and being ordained as ministers."

Uncompressed file sizes and pixel dimensions are approximate. Grayscale images are 1/3 the file size of RGB files. Files downloaded directly from the website are compressed JPEG format. You may request a TIFF file, if available, or a larger interpolated size for your output needs. Please contact Customer Service for associated production fees.

Image keywords

1. Europe
2. Italy
3. Lombardy

1. Milan
2. Milano Province
3. people

1. two
2. two people
3. Western Europe

See a discrepancy with this image? Send image feedback

Add

Image sets