Author: Kate McElwee

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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Cry out, sisters; cry out

From where I stand, it seems to me if the amount of press, ink, and media reviews tell us anything, there are many who care deeply that the voices and agency of the sisters in the United States remain strong. If you are one of those, you might want to send an email to LCWR,…
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On the excommunication of Kate Kelly, founder of Ordain Women

For immediate release: (202) 675-1006 Statement from WOC Executive Director, Erin Saiz Hanna The Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) is deeply saddened by yesterday’s announcement that human rights lawyer and founder of the Mormon organization Ordain Women, Kate Kelly, was excommunicated by her church. WOC stands in solidarity with Kate, the members of Ordain Women, and all those who bravely…
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International Women’s Ordination Advocates call for end of Ordinatio Sacerdotalis on 20th Anniversary

WOMEN’S ORDINATION WORLDWIDE (WOW) For Immediate International Release Contact: Miriam Duignan (UK): +44.7970 926910; m_duignan@hotmail.com Erin Saiz Hanna (USA): +1.401.588.0457; ehanna@womensordination.org Therese Koturbash (Canada): +1.204.648.5720; t.m.koturbash@gmail.com Alicja Baranowska (Poland/Belgium): kaplanstwokobiet@wp.eu   POPE FRANCIS: IT’S TIME TO TALK Rome, Italy: Today, May 22, the Church marks the 20th anniversary of ‘the papal no’ — the Apostolic…
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Take action to support the sisters!

   In the spring of 2012, the Vatican issued a scathing statement faulting the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) for promoting “radical feminist themes” and “corporate dissent,” causing outrage among Catholics around the globe. Last month, the Vatican chief of doctrine, Cardinal Gerhard Müller, accused the nuns of not abiding to the harsh and…
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16 Catholic Organizations Call on Pope Francis to Apologize to U.S. Nuns; Launch Petition

For Immediate Release: May 15, 2015  Contact: Erin Saiz Hanna + 001 202.675.1006  (USA) 16 Catholic Organizations Call on Pope Francis to Apologize to U.S. Nuns; Launch Petition Washington, DC – The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), an umbrella group representing 80% of the 57,000 nuns in the United States, remains under scrutiny from the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). In the spring of 2012, the CDF issued a statement…
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Documentary captures sisters’ responses to doctrinal assessment of LCWR

“The Holy Spirit is making mischief,” Sr. Simone Campbell says near the end of the forthcoming documentary “Radical Grace.” Campbell’s quote is an apt summary of the film, which captures one of most extraordinary years in the Catholic church’s recent history: beginning in April 2012 with the outraged response to the doctrinal assessment of the…
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