Author: Kate McElwee

Catholic Tipping Point Tour: Conversations with Fr. Tony Flannery

Fr. Tony Flannery is a native of Galway, and member of the Redemptorist Congregation for more than 50 years. He is the founding member of the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) in Ireland. Fr.Tony has been ordered to remain silent and forbidden to minister as a priest because of his refusal to sign a document…
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Vatican urged to overturn ban on women priests

From the Irish Independent: An international meeting of Catholic women priests, women bishops and their support groups which met in Co Louth at the weekend has said the Vatican must overturn its ban on women’s ordination.  The international delegates from Ireland, the US, UK and Australia also expressed anger over the Vatican’s categorisation of female…
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Petitioners ask Francis to drop call for U.S. sisters’ reform

From the Global Sisters Report, By Dan Stockman A coalition of progressive Catholic organizations has delivered nearly 18,000 petitions to Pope Francis, asking him to remove the orders for the largest leadership group of American women religious to reform. Nun Justice Project, a coalition of 15 progressive Catholic organizations in the United States, hand delivered more…
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Petition in support of US nuns reaches Vatican

WASHINGTON – A 17,000-name petition in support of Roman Catholic nuns in the United States deemed too liberal by the Vatican has been delivered to the Holy See, organizers said Monday. It asks Pope Francis “to personally intervene” to remove “unjust mandates” imposed two years ago on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), which…
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USA: pétition pour des religieuses au Vatican

Une pétition signée par 17.000 personnes apportant leur soutien aux religieuses américaines, en conflit avec le Vaticanqui leur reproche des prises de position trop libérales, a été transmise au Vatican, ont indiqué aujourd’hui les organisateurs de la campagne. La lettre ouverte, remise vendredi par Kate McElwee, dirigeante de l’association Nun Justice Project, s’adresse directement au pape…
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Thousands ask Pope Francis to remove unjust mandate against U.S. Sisters

For Immediate Release Contacts:  Ryan Hoffmann: 773.531.9203, ryan@cta-usa.org Kate McElwee: +1 607.725.1364 (USA),  +39 393.692.2100 (Italy) kmcelwee@womensordination.org Deborah Rose-Milavec:  216.228.0868 x 4, 513.673.1401, debrose@futurechurch.org   Thousands ask Pope Francis to remove unjust mandate against U.S. Sisters Catholics are coming together in unprecedented fashion to support U.S. women religious. Over 17,500 signed petitions or sent letters…
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Vatican: It’s a Man’s World. But it doesn’t have to be… (Video) #OrdainWomen

On Tuesday, Cardinal Gerhard Müller, head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith told L’Osservatore Romano newspaper “above all we have to clarify that we are not misogynists, we don’t want to gobble up a woman a day!” The Vatican is not misogynistic??? We beg to differ.  And we have proof. Introducing…
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Interfaith feminists continue to challenge discrimination in religion Take Action! #equalinfaith

On Tuesday, August 26, 2014, “Equal in Faith” invites women and men of all faiths to mark National Women’s Equality Day by joining a day-long social media campaign to draw attention to the marginalization of women in our faith communities and highlight the need for gender justice in religion. Take action!  1. Post a photo and/or…
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Interfaith feminists continue to challenge discrimination in religion

Interfaith feminists continue to challenge discrimination in religion On Tuesday, August 26, 2014, Equal in Faith invites women and men of all faiths to mark National Women’s Equality Day by joining them in a day-long social media campaign to highlight the need for gender justice in religion. Equal in Faith organizers, including representatives from Ordain…
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