Press Releases

March 1st, 2006

Catholics call for women priests on annual World Day of Prayer

MEDIA ADVISORY For immediate release: March 1, 2006 Contact: Aisha Taylor, 703- 352-1006, ataylor@womensordination.org Catholics Call for Women Priests on Annual World Day of Prayer Washington, D.C. – On Saturday, March 25, 2006, Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC), the nation’s oldest and leading Catholic reform organization working for women’s ordination, will sponsor local events across North…
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December 1st, 2005

Aisha Taylor Named Women’s Ordination Conference Executive Director

Press Release For immediate release: December 1, 2005   Contact: Evelyn Hunt, 216 795-4264 (home), Sharon Danner, 703 352-1006 (office)     Aisha Taylor Named Women’s Ordination Conference Executive Director   Washington , DC – Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) Board of Directors announced the hiring of Aisha Taylor as Executive Director today. Taylor brings a…
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November 9th, 2005

Women’s Ordination Conference Hosts Protest, Street Theater during U.S. Bishops Meeting

For Immediate Release: November 10, 2005  Washington, D.C. – On November 14, Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) will host a prayerful protest to advocate for women priests outside the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting.  Participants will gather on the sidewalk in front of the Hyatt Regency on Capital Hill, 400 New Jersey Ave, NW from 12:00…
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September 3rd, 2005

WOC Statement after Hurricane Katrina Tragedy

September 2005 We at WOC express our deep sadness and extend heartfelt prayers to the millions of people affected by Hurricane Katrina. As we near the end of the first chapter of this tragedy, we pray for those who need fresh water, food and health care, for evacuees to find safe and humane shelter, and…
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June 24th, 2005

Women’s Ordination Conference supports ordinations on St. Lawrence

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 25, 2005 CONTACT: Aisha Taylor, work: 703 352-1006 Women’s Ordination Conference supports ordinations on St. Lawrence WASHINGTON, DC — Today, July 25, 2005, nine North American women were ordained as priests or deacons in the Roman Catholic Church in a boat on the St. Lawrence Seaway. The Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC), the…
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June 12th, 2005

Catholic women priest advocates host press conference during U.S. bishops meeting

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2005 CONTACT: Chicago: Janice Sevre-Duszynska, cell: 859 684-4247 National WOC: Aisha Taylor, office: 703 352-1006 Catholic women priest advocates host press conference during U.S. bishops meeting CHICAGO, IL — On June 17, 2005, members of the Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC), the nation’s largest and oldest organization working for…
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June 8th, 2005

Catholic Women Priest Advocates Support Ordinations on St. Lawrence

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2005 CONTACT: Aisha Taylor, work: 703 352-1006 Catholic Women Priest Advocates Support Ordinations on St. Lawrence WASHINGTON, DC — On July 25, 2005, nine North American women will be ordained as priests or deacons in the Roman Catholic Church in a boat on the St. Lawrence Seaway. The Women’s Ordination…
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May 25th, 2005

Calendar Sent to Bishops Shows Ancient Traditions of Catholic Women’s Ordination

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 26, 2005   CONTACT: Joy Barnes, Women’s Ordination Conference, 703-352-1006 Calendar Sent to Bishops Shows Ancient Traditions of Catholic Women’s Ordination Women activists are reminding U.S. Catholic bishops that the evidence of women’s leadership in the Church is older than evidence of the papacy. The 285 U.S. bishops received a 2005…
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April 21st, 2005

Catholic Reform Groups Voice Vision of Church Under Pope Benedict XVI

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release April 22, 2005 Contact: Aisha Taylor, 703 352-1006 Catholic reform groups convene press conference to voice vision for church under Pope Benedict XVI WASHINGTON, DC: On the day of Pope Benedict XVI’s Ceremony of Investiture — a Mass which will formally begin his pontificate — national progressive Catholic reform groups will…
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April 18th, 2005

Catholic women’s ordination supporters react to the election of Ratzinger

For Immediate Release April 19, 2005 Contact: Aisha Taylor 703 352-1006 office, 202 422-2235 cell Catholic women’s ordination supporters react to the election of Ratzinger WASHINGTON, DC — Following the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI, the Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC), the leading Catholic feminist organization working for women priests, reacts with…
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