A Jubilee for Women Priests

Whether you joined us in Rome, prayed in solidarity, or helped sponsor our actions with a generous donation, your support ensured our collective voices for women’s equality in the Church were heard at the Vatican and around the globe.

You can catch up on our extensive media coverage here, or listen to NPR’s coverage of the entire Jubilee.

Coinciding with the Vatican’s Jubilee for Priests, our “Jubilee for Women Priests” offered a celebration of a renewed image of the priesthood — one that is inclusive and welcoming of all people

On June 1st we held a public forum on women’s ordination with: Rev. Dana English, Fr. Tony Flannery, Dr. Marinella Perroni, and Jamie Manson at Casa internazionale delle donne, and later made headlines when two women priests met with an official of the Vatican’s Secretary of State for a first-of-its-kind meeting. Additionally, for the first time, images of women priests by Italian artist Giulia Bianchi were legally posted throughout Rome by the city government with the hashtag #OrdainWomen.

Later that week, we held our first officially permitted witness for women’s ordination at the steps of the Vatican, offering a visual guide to “opening the door” to women. The “Open the Door to Dialogue ” phone booth was a big hit! Wearing our purple stoles — the international symbol for women’s ordination — we walked the pilgrim’s path to St. Peter’s as the Jubilee Mass for Priests was underway.

View more photos from the events here.