Women in the Catholic church have long been their own advocates, pushing the hierarchy and those within their faith communities to grant them the same ecclesial leadership roles as their male counterparts. The door, however, has remained closed — but the fight has continued. … NCR has reported on women who have faced similar scrutiny…
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Read the full story here Kate McElwee, the co-executive director of the Women’s Ordination Conference, said: “During this time of unity, I pray that our shared Gospel value of justice deepens to equally include ordained ministers of all genders and traditions.”
AFP: Pope ‘opens door’ to female deacons with new panel America Magazine: Pope Francis’ Commission on Women Deacons Involves “High Stakes,” Member Says AP: Pope Sets Up Vatican Panel to Study Female Deacons Issue AP: Vatican panel to ponder if women can be deacons: The U.S.-based Women’s Ordination Conference cautiously hails the pope’s move. Baltimore Sun: For Catholic women, pope’s panel…
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Kate McElwee: Italy (+39) 393-692-2100 kmcelwee@womensordination.org Erin Saiz Hanna: USA (+1) 401-588-0457 ehanna@womensordination.org For Immediate Release: 2 August 2016 Rome, Italy: The Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) welcomes and is encouraged by Pope Francis’ gender-balanced and lay-inclusive appointments to study women deacons in the early Church, including U.S. expert and 2015 Women’s Ordination Worldwide presenter, Dr.…
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Crux: Scenes from World Youth Day in Krakow
Miriam Duignan: UK miriam.duignan@wijngaardsinstitute.com Kate McElwee: Italy kmcelwee@womensordination.org Pat Brown: UK pat@patbrown-at.co.uk For Immediate Release: Women’s Ordination Worldwide (WOW) will celebrate the liturgical Feast Day of St. Mary Magdalene, now officially recognized as an “Apostle to the Apostles” and included in the General Roman Calendar for the first time this year. WOW advocates will gather…
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Orange County Register: Activists march on bishops’ meeting in O.C., seeking church equality for women Religion Dispatches: DO WOMEN HAVE A FUTURE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH? SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGS PETITION BISHOPS THIS WEEK National Catholic Reporter : Mary Magdalene gets her feast National Catholic Reporter: Reform groups challenge U.S. bishops to create ‘a church for our daughters’ Time: The…
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Arts Special Day: Women Priests Project: gli scatti di Giulia Bianchi esposti per le strade di Roma Christian Today: Catholic campaigners for women’s ordination gain private meeting with Vatican official El Correo: Las mujeres sacerdotes plantan cara El Mondo: Roma concede permiso a una manifestación a favor del sacerdocio femenino por primera vez Le Figaro: Des femmes prêtres s’affichent près…
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The Women’s Ordination Conference and co-directors, Erin Saiz Hanna and Kate McElwee, were mentioned in the following news outlets, responding to Pope Francis’ 12 May 2016 comments agreeing to open a commission to study women deacons. Read the full WOC statement here. AFP: Pope Francis mulls opening door to female deacons in Church AP: Pope…
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Kate McElwee: Italy (+39) 393-692-2100 kmcelwee@womensordination.org Erin Saiz Hanna: USA (+1) 401-588-0457 ehanna@womensordination.org For Immediate Release: 12 May 2016 Pope Francis Agrees to Open Commission to Study Diaconate for Women Rome, Italy: The Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) applauds the women religious of the International Union Superior Generals (UISG) for brazenly dialoguing with Pope Francis on…
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