Current Action Alerts

  Did you know that Mother’s Day is steeped in feminist history? In 1870, Julia Ward Howe, a nurse during the Civil War who tended to the wounds of soldiers and worked with widows and orphans, declared a day dedicated to feminist justice and action: Mother’s Day. Her desire was to build a better world…
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Thank you to all of our amazing supporters who made the Jubilee for Women Priests an incredible success – filled with so many “firsts” for WOC! Whether you joined us in Rome, prayed in solidarity, or helped sponsor our actions with a generous donation, your support ensured our collective voices for women’s equality in the…
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March 24, 2016 Written by Jane Via, RCWP and Janice Sevre-­Duszynska, ARCWP Click here to download the PDF Version Opening Song:  “Ubi Caritas” Opening Rite:   In the name of the Silence, the ground of our being; the Word through which the silence speaks; the Music, the dynamic energy of the Spirit; and the dance…
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Nominate a woman of courage and vision who, like Sr. Theresa Kane, prophetically lives out her vision of an inclusive, equal and just Roman Catholic Church. WOC will also specially honor a Philadelphia leader, grassroots activists and  feminists under forty. Nominations are now open! 

For Immediate Release Jennifer O’Malley,  RCWP-USA Board President (310) 408-9122 Erin Saiz Hanna, WOC Co-Director (401) 588-0457 Roman Catholic Womenpriests (RCWP) and Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) are deeply saddened by the violent attack that Alexandra Dyer, a Roman Catholic Womanpriest in New York City, experienced when leaving work on Wednesday evening.  As she was getting in her car,…
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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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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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Sign the Petition To: Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri and the Bishops As faithful Catholics, we are deeply concerned that the perspective and experience of a large number of Catholics will not be represented at the upcoming Synod. Therefore, we are writing to urge you to widen the circle of people invited to participate in the upcoming…
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The Pontifical Council for Culture and the Vatican’s “Women’s Consultation Group” have launched a video campaign asking women (un-ironically?): “who you are, what you do, what you think about your being a woman, your strengths, your difficulties, your body, and your spiritual life.” The Vatican will host a meeting in February 2015 to reflect on four issues:…
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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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