WOC press release on St. Lawrence Ordinations

Women's Ordination Conference in the News

Members of the WOC community were featured in radio shows and over 200 local, national and international newspapers covering the WOW Conference and the St. Lawrence Ordinations. The following are selections of these articles:

July 26, 2005:

Washington Post "Nine Women Defy Vatican's Ban on Ordination of Women" by Doug Struck. Click here to read.

Seattle Times "Unofficial ordination for 9 Catholic women in Canada" by Janie Gosselin, Associated Press. Click here to read.

Joy Barnes, WOC's Executive Director, was interviewed over the radio by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC).

Aisha Taylor, WOC's Program Director, was interviewed on Canadian radio by Rob Brekinridge for the Rutherford Center, Public News and Information call in show.

July 25, 2005:

Washington Post "Nine Women Unofficially Ordained in Canada" by Janie Gosselin, Associated Press.

Boston Globe "Local Woman to be ordained priest in unsanctioned Catholic service" by Michael Paulson, Globe staff. Click here to read.

July 21, 2005:

Ottawa Sun "Women's Holy Struggle: With or without Church support, women answer call" by Megan Gillis. Click here to read.

July 19, 2005:

WCCO, Local CBS television affiliate "Local Catholic Women to be ordained" by Terri Gruca. Click here to read.

July 18, 2005:

Grand Forks Herald "Women to be 'ordained' as Catholic priests" by Rachel Kane. Click here to read.

July 14, 2005:

The Ottawa Citizen "Don't talk about female ordination archbishop tells priests" by Hayley Mick. Click here to read.

Photo: David Gawlik Andrea Johnson talks with Nicole Sotelo on the boat where the St. Lawrence ordinations took place.