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Cosa farebbe la Chiesa cattolica senza le donne? Cosa accadrebbe se le donne dicessero no al loro lavoro “invisibile” nelle parrocchie e in tutti i contesti legati alla Chiesa? Mentre Papa Francesco inaugura la convalescenza nel suo appartamento a Santa Marta, le donne cattoliche fanno seguito alla sua parola – «Per stare vicino a Dio,…
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“Women see through the Catholic church’s lip service on equality” and their “second-class treatment”, according to an organiser of a Dublin protest calling for the ordination of women as priests.

‘Na de synode over synodaliteit, die afgelopen oktober werd afgesloten, waren veel vrouwen teleurgesteld dat er geen concrete stappen zijn gezet om vrouwen op grotere schaal te betrekken in het pastoraat’, vertelt Kate McElwee. https://www.nd.nl/geloof/katholiek/1260346/katholieke-vrouwen-staken-tijdens-vastentijd-voor-gelijke-rec

“Les femmes catholiques n’acceptent plus d’êtres invisibles et de ne pas être consultées dès qu’on en vient à des décisions importantes pouvant influencer la communauté, que ce soit à l’échelle de la paroisse ou de toute l’Église.” http://bit.ly/3QYMJaO

Son más de 700 millones en todo el mundo (la mitad de la población que se confiesa católica) y, Desde el 5 de marzo y durante los cuarenta días de la Cuaresma, están llamadas a una huelga inédita para “negar nuestro tiempo, nuestro trabajo y nuestros recursos financieros a la Iglesia Católica Romana”.

WOC’s Catholic Women Strike campaign gets a shout-out on the “Faith Adjacent” podcast as they discuss the larger theme of boycotts around 29:43 minute mark!

NCR reports on a recent survey of 450 women in paid or volunteer roles in the diocese of San Diego. While many women feel supported, reports of sexism were also documented. This article references WOC’s 2019 study of young Catholic women.

WOC executive Director, Kate McElwee, and three other voices from the Catholic Women Strike campaign were featured on the Sunday Programme on the BBC. Listen from 15:33 to hear the report.

(RNS) — As Lent began on Ash Wednesday (March 5), Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on strike, withholding numerous services and ministries to their Catholic parishes, schools and universities. Organized by the Women’s Ordination Conference, a 50-year-old group based in Rome that advocates for…
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Raffaella Petrini has been appointed to run the Vatican city governate, a role that includes responsibility for its health system, police force and museums. Read the full article and quotes by Kate McElwee, WOC executive director here: https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/women-make-better-managers-says-pope-as-he-gives-nun-top-job-zcg8gt5rp