Our International Partners

Women's Ordination Worldwide (WOW)
WOW is the global organization of the women's ordination movement whose mission is to promote worldwide the ordination of Roman Catholic women to a renewed priestly ministry in a democratic church, and to stand in solidarity with women who are ordained in the ongoing renewal of the church.

World Day of Prayer for Women's Ordination
The World Day of Prayer for Women's Ordination is a concerted global action held annually on March 25th, feast of the Annunciation, to draw attention to women's ordination and a renewing priestly ministry in the Roman Catholic Church. Every year, WOC members and friends host local events across the country to honor this special day.

Action Purple Stole
Proclaiming our royal priesthood. The idea of Action Purple Stole came from Catholic Women’s Ordination in England. Catholic women are encouraged to wear a purple scarf when participating in liturgical celebrations. Wearing the Purple Stole is now a significant international action.

Roman Catholic Womenpriests
The goal of the Roman Catholic Womenpriests is to bring about the full equality of women in the Roman Catholic Church. At the same time we are striving for a new model of Priestly Ministry. The movement "RC Womenpriests" does not perceive itself as a counter-current movement against the Roman Catholic Church. It wants neither a schism nor a break from the Roman Catholic Church, but rather wants to work positively within the Church. www.romancatholicwomenpriests.org

North Atlantic Federation for a Renewed Catholic Priesthood is one of several International Federations of married Catholic priests, motivated by a desire to be of service to the Christian community which is now suffering from a grave crisis of a shortage of priests. At present there are four such Federations -- the Latin American, the Philippine, and the North Atlantic and the European. www.renewedpriesthood.org

 

 
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