Kate McElwee, Author at Women's Ordination Conference

Catholics to their Bishops: “Either all are in the center of the heart of God, or none of us are.”

Organizational Contact(s): Sheila Peiffer (American Catholic Council): 518.334.6076 sheilapeiffer.acc@gmail.com Deborah Rose-Milavec (FutureChurch): 513.673.1401, debrose@futurechurch.org For Immediate Release: April 21, 2015 Catholics from 18 dioceses across 15 states gathered in February and March to engage in 51 listening sessions in preparation for the Synod on the Family being held in Rome October 5 – 24,…
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New Era – Last chance: Catholic Priests Associations and Reform Groups unite in International Conference in Limerick, Ireland

Limerick, 16.04.2015. “With the resignation of Pope Benedict we are at the end of an era, and this is our best chance to renew the church for a long time“, Father Tony Flannery of the Irish Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) said during an international conference in Limerick that brought together over 30 Catholic priests…
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Susan Sarandon Exec Producing Feminist Nun Doc ‘Radical Grace’

Read the full article on Variety Susan Sarandon has boarded “Radical Grace” as executive producer in advance of the feature documentary’s world premiere at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto, Variety has learned. “Grace,” the feature bow of Chicago filmmaker Rebecca Parrish, follows three American feminist nuns whose work for social justice causes sets them…
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Reactions of relief as LCWR oversight ends

Advocacy group Nun Justice Project issued a statement saying it was fitting that in the Year of Consecrated Life, church officials finally recognized the work and leadership of sisters. But the group also wants more. “The Nun Justice Project believes that an apology should also have been given to the sisters, but the end of…
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Catholic Groups Praise U.S. Sister-Leaders in Resolution of Unjust Vatican Mandate

For Immediate Release: April 16, 2015 Organizational media contacts: Kate McElwee (Rome) +39 393.692.210 Deb Rose-Milavec (USA) 513-673-1401 Statement from the Nun Justice Project: The Nun Justice Project is glad to see that the Vatican has removed their mandate against the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). Today’s joint statement is testimony to the dogged…
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RÓŻOWY DYM (Pink Smoke)

(Read the full article on www.krytykapolityczna.pl – and look for ZUZANNA RADZIK’s book, “Church Women” to be released this April) Chcemy kompletnej zmiany, przebudowy Kościoła, ale nie wierzymy, że uda się zbudować jakiś utopijny feministyczny Kościół w ciągu jednej nocy. Miały dużo szczęścia, w ciemno kupując bilety do Rzymu (Duch Święty? zwykły fart?). Przez znajomych z teatru…
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2015 Synod “Widen the Circle of Voices” Report

Women’s Ordination Conference, Women’s Ordination Worldwide and other renewal organizations came together and created a petition and report to encourage Bishops to include more, diverse voices at the 2015 Synod on the Family in October. Here is the report, delivered to the Synod office in Rome. Please share with your local community and parish. Widen the…
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Join Interfaith feminists in solidarity on International Women’s Day

Women of faith will mark International Women’s Day on Sunday March 8, 2015 by joining together in a global, interfaith fast and social media campaign (#EqualinFaith) for gender justice and the equality of women in their faith communities. The day-long fast and social media campaign will culminate in interfaith prayer services and regional gatherings in…
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Interfaith feminists join together to challenge gender discrimination in religion on International Women’s Day

For Immediate Release Women of faith will mark International Women’s Day on Sunday March 8, 2015 by joining together in a global, interfaith fast and social media campaign (#EqualinFaith) for gender justice and the equality of women in their faith communities. The day-long fast and social media campaign will culminate in interfaith prayer services and…
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Le pape François, un pape “féministe” ? Le Monde des Religions

Pas d’ordination sacerdotale Le discours inédit du pape a cependant de solides limites. Sur l’ordination de femmes, il est catégorique : « le sacerdoce réservé aux hommes (…) ne se discute pas », écrit-il dans Evangelii Gaudium. François confirme la position de l’Église quand il prête des qualités propres à la femme : « elle est celle qui…
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Author: Kate McElwee