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For Immediate Release: April 15, 2005   Contact: Aisha Taylor 703 352-1006 office, 202 422-2235 cell Catholic Women’s Ordination Group Outlines Traits for New Pope WASHINGTON, DC — As the cardinals begin the conclave to elect the next pope, the Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC), a national Catholic organization leading the movement for women priests, states…
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MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: April 13, 2005 Contact: Aisha Taylor, 703 352-1006; 202 422-2235 cell Catholic women’s ordination group protests lack of women’s voices in conclave WASHINGTON, DC — On Monday, April 18 th, the day the conclave begins in Rome, the Women’s Ordination Conference will sponsor a prayerful protest outside the National Shrine…
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For Immediate Release: April 12, 2005 Contact: Aisha Taylor 703 352-1006; 202 422-2235 cell Catholic Women’s Ordination Conference lays out the case for women priests WASHINGTON, DC — At this pivotal time in the Catholic Church, the Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC), a feminist voice for women in the church, provides the theological, biblical, and historical…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 4, 2005   CONTACT: AISHA TAYLOR office 703 352-1006 Young Catholic Feminists Compare Legacy of Martin Luther King and John Paul II on the 37th Anniversary of MLK’s assassination Washington, DC — Today, two days after the death of Pope John Paul II and on the 37th anniversary of the assassination…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2005 CONTACT: AISHA TAYLOR cell 703-307-5631; office 703-352-1006 Women’s Ordination Conference mourns Pope’s death and looks to future Washington, D.C. — The Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) mourns the passing of Pope John Paul II. He was an example of compassionate discipleship to Catholics and people of faith around the world.…
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The Women’s Ordination Conference is a proud member of Women-Church Convergence MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  April 2, 2005  CONTACT: Bridget Mary Meehan: 941-953-5948, 703-967-6736, sofiabmm@aol.com Mary E. Hunt: 301-589-2509, 240 472-4587, mhunt@hers.com  Women-Church Offers Prayers for Pope, Announces “Open Conclave”  Women Church-Convergence joins billions of people around the globe in prayer at the death…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2004 Washington, D.C. – Today, Diana Wear and Janice Sevre-Duszynska are risking arrest to advocate for women priests in the Catholic Church at the U.S. bishops meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capital Hill, 400 New Jersey Ave, NW.  "I am voicing my opposition to the ban on women in the…
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For Immediate Release: November 10, 2004 Washington, D.C. – On November 15, the Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) will host a prayerful protest to advocate for women priests outside the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting.  Participants will gather on the sidewalk in front of the Hyatt Regency on Capital Hill, 400 New Jersey Ave,…
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The Vatican’s latest statement released on Saturday, July 31, "Letter to Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and in the World," demonstrates the Catholic hierarchy’s dramatic misconceptions of women and understandings of the lived relationships between women and men. "The Vatican’s letter perpetuates a misunderstanding of…
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Members of the Young Feminist Network (YFN), a youth-initiated, youth-led international network of young people working for equality in the Roman Catholic Church, will gather in Toronto to challenge gender discrimination during the upcoming World Youth Days. Through their participation in the Challenge the Church activities, YFN will call the Vatican to accountability for its…
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