Author: Kate McElwee

Inspired by Amazonia women, we take on responsibility – statement from global Catholic women

Rome, 13 February 2020  Yesterday the post-synodal exhortation “Querida Amazonia” was published. With great sensitivity, it discussed the problems of poverty, exploitation, cultural colonization, migration and environmental degradation the Amazonia region is currently facing. It encouraged dialogue and appreciation of the unique contribution of the indigenous peoples to the shape of the universal Church. What…
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The Tablet: Pope calls on national governments to help save Amazon

by Ruth Gledhill Read the full article here Pope Francis has set out his vision for Amazon region in a document that places the emphasis on social justice, the environment and the responsibilities of national governments worldwide to help. In his long-awaited Apostolic exhortation from last year’s Pan-Amazon Synod, Querida Amazonía, or “Beloved Amazonia”, Pope Francis…
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America Magazine: Some disappointed, some enraptured by Pope Francis’ ‘Querida Amazonia’

Read the full article here The Women’s Ordination Conference, established in 1975, accused Pope Francis of “willfully turning his back on the calls of women for recognition of the sacramental ministries they offer the people of the Amazon and the global Church.”

WOC responds to Querida Amazonia: Pope Willfully Turns His Back on Women

For Immediate Release: 12 February 2020 Querida Amazonia, Pope Francis’ post-synodal exhortation released today, outlines four “dreams” for the Church and the environment, leaving women and their dreams to the footnotes of the document and his papacy. With Querida Amazonia, the Pope is willfully turning his back on the calls of women for recognition of…
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Countdown to Equality – Ten Reasons to Give to WOC

We know that unjust practices and laws don’t reverse themselves. Change is not possible without an empowered grassroots movement.  As we prepare to count down to a new decade, we need your help to keep the movement for women’s equality strong, visible, and vocal.  While the journey is long, we are determined to work uncompromisingly and unwaveringly…
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WOC responds to final Pan-Amazonian synod document

For Immediate Release26 October 2019 The Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) welcomes Pope Francis’ announcement that the study commission on women deacons will be convoked again in response to the discussion about women deacons at the Pan-Amazonian synod. “We were listening,” the Pope said.   We hope further deep listening to the valid vocations of women continues…
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Religiosas en pie de guerra antes del sínodo sobre la Amazonia que convocó el Papa

OMA.- Cuando faltan pocos días para el comienzo del sínodo sobre la Amazonia convocado por el Papa en el Vaticano , un grupo de mujeres católicas está en pie de guerra: reclama voz en la toma de decisiones y voto.Ads by  Aunque en la reunión de obispos -que comenzará el próximo lunes y se extenderá durante todo el mes- por primera vez fueron designadas mujeres…
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Modern-day ‘suffragettes’ push for voting rights in Amazon synod

ROME – As the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon approaches, women from several religious orders and organizations have banded together to demand they be given voting rights during the meeting, a privilege typically awarded only to ordained men. “These are the modern-day suffragettes,” Deborah Rose Milavec, Co-Director of the Future Church advocacy organization, said…
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Advocates Demand Voting Rights for Women be First Item of Synod Agenda

For immediate release: 25 September 2019 With the release of the list of participants for the Vatican’s upcoming Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region (Oct. 6-27), the Women’s Ordination Conference notes with disappointment and bewilderment the continued lack of voting rights for Catholic sisters and nuns at the assembly. Since…
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Calling for Submissions for “Liberating Liturgies 2.0”

Do we dare speak our own prayers?  Several months ago, we launched a research project, “Mainstreaming Women’s Ministries,” to survey young Catholic women who pursue advanced theological degrees, with the core question: how can the Church better serve and support these women?  While we continue to analyze the results, we know that there is a…
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