Press Releases

MEDIA ADVISORY  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   October 9, 2008                                                              MEDIA CONTACT: Erin Saiz Hanna, Washington, DC office: +1 (202) 675-1006, Rome cell October 14-20: +39-348-4705361, ehanna@womensordination.org           Women’s Ordination Conference calls for full and equal participation of women in the Catholic church during Synod of Bishops WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 11:00 o’clock at…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 21, 2008 Media Contact: 202 675-1006 Catholic activists deliver letter with over 2,000 signatures to President and Vice President of the University of San Diego San Diego, CA – Today at 9:00AM, Catholics activists delivered a letter with over 2,000 signatures to the offices of the President and Vice President of the…
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Letter to the University of San Diego Supporting Academic Freedom and Rosemary Radford Ruether   Mary E. Lyons, Ph.D., President Julie Sullivan, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs University of San Diego, 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110    Dear President Lyons and Vice President Sullivan, We, the undersigned scholars and activists…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 14, 2008 Media Contact: Erin Saiz Hanna, 202 675-1006, woc@womensordination.org Click here to view pictures Women’s Ordination Conference Supports Ordination of Janice Sevre-Duszynska and Participation of Fr. Roy Bourgeois                 Aisha Taylor, executive director of the Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC), released the following statement regarding the participation of Maryknoll priest,…
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The University of San Diego recently rescinded its invitation to Professor Rosemary Radford Ruether, Ph.D., to be the holder of the Monsignor John R. Portman Chair in Roman Catholic Theology for 2009-2010. We consider this a matter of serious concern with regard to academic freedom in Catholic institutions. The Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and…
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Aisha Taylor, executive director of the Women’s Ordination Conference, issued the following statement about the University of San Diego (USD) rescinding the invitation to Rosemary Radford Ruether to hold the Monsignor John S. Portman Chair in Roman Catholic Theology. It was announced in June that Ruether would hold this position, which involves a one-year appointment…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 3, 2008 Contact: Erin Saiz Hanna, 202 675-1006, woc@womensordination.org Women’s Ordination Conference Decries Ban on Altar Girls in Wisconsin Diocese WASHINGTON, DC – July 3, 2008 – On Tuesday, June 24, Rev. John Del Priore of St. Barnabas Parish in Mazomanie, Wisc. declared that he will no longer allow girls to serve…
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View WOC petition for Sr. Louise with nearly 1,500 signatures    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2008 Contact: Erin Saiz Hanna, 202 675-1006, woc@womensordination.org WOC Statement on Penalties Imposed on Sister Louise Lears, SC by Archbishop Raymond Burke               Aisha Taylor, executive director of the Women’s Ordination Conference, issued the following statement about the penalties imposed on…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30, 2008 Media Contact: Erin Saiz Hanna, 703 352-1006, woc@womensordination.org Women’s Ordination Conference Statement on Vatican Decree of Immediate Excommunication of Ordained Women              Aisha Taylor, executive director of the Women’s Ordination Conference, issued the following statement about the Vatican’s decree that ordained Roman Catholic women and the bishops who ordained them…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2008 Media Contact: Erin Saiz Hanna, 703 352-1006, woc@womensordination.org Statement of Women’s Ordination Conference Executive Director Aisha Taylor on the Appointment of Archbishop Raymond Burke to Vatican Council                                                                                                              Aisha Taylor, Executive Director of the Women’s Ordination Conference, issued the following statement about the Vatican’s appointment of Archbishop Raymond Burke…
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