Current Action Alerts

WOC will be in Rome again for the final session of the Synod on Synodality this October—and we’ve got schemes and dreams aplenty! We have been planning behind the scenes to ensure *our* voices are heard and hold the Vatican accountable to the inclusive, courageous vision of the synod laid forth from the beginning. While…
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In a recent interview with Crux, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich (who has played a major role in organizing the Synod on Synodality) said that when talking about issues like women’s ordination, it is important to not be a “lobby group,” and instead use tools like “prayer, discussion, and listening to each other.” He repeatedly called for open dialogue,…
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Job Description Position Title: Development Manager Reports to: Executive Director The Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) seeks a Development Manager to design and implement a comprehensive development strategy to uphold our mission, increase support, and position us for significant growth. Founded in 1975, the Women’s Ordination Conference is the oldest and largest organization working  to ordain…
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As supporters of ordination justice stood outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew in Washington, DC and sang, Same Baptism, Same Spirit, Same Calling…we were greeted with overwhelming support from mass-goers and church leaders alike.  One priest in particular said: “You’re very welcome here. We’re on the same page.” Throughout the day we received photos and reports from…
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Gospel Growing Wild: Friday, May 10 @ 5:30 – 7 pmBook talk and wine reception with Lizzie Berne DeGear, PhD. Join WOC for an evening of conversation with feminist Biblical scholar Lizzie Berne DeGear, PhD, who will discuss her inspiring new book Jesus Found in Translation, and the good news growing wild in each of us.…
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Catholics worldwide are hungering for the full and equal participation of women at all levels in the church. So this Vocations Sunday, let’s come together and let the truth ring out: Women are ready, prepared, and called to the priesthood. Women do priestly work. And we need women priests. On Vocations Sunday, April 21, 2024,…
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As part of the Women’s Ordination Conference’s status as an NGO in consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), we host parallel events at the UN Commission on the Status of Women each year. This year, we have a pair of events coming up coinciding with the CSW in March: About…
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Here at the Women’s Ordination Conference, 2023 will be remembered as the year women voted for the first time at the Vatican. The years-long effort for Votes for Catholic Women, spearheaded by WOC and partner reform organizations came to fruition this past October as 54 women voted inside the synod hall for the first (and…
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Join WOC on December 21 at 8 pm ET for a contemplative evening of Taize prayer called, “The Sacrament of Darkness.” On the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, in the heart of Advent waiting and preparation, we will look to the grace that divine darkness offers. Our prayer will also feature preaching from writer…
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This November (17-19), the Women’s Ordination Conference will commemorate our 48th anniversary with a virtual gala and auction: “Synodality and the Fierce Urgency of Equality: The Call for Women’s Ordination Now.” Our theme refers to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s prophetic phrase, “the fierce urgency of now,” which he spoke of on August 28th, 1963…
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