Welcome to the Women's Ordination Conference! We are the world's oldest and largest organization working solely for the ordination of women as priests, deacons, and bishops into an inclusive Catholic Church. To this end, we work to:

Renew church governance to be inclusive, accountable and transparent
Bring about justice and equality for Catholic women
Incorporate women-centered theologies into every-day Catholicism

Last updated: May 13, 2008

What's New

1. Read WOC Statement on St. Louis Archbishop Burke's Appointment to Vatican Council

2. Register for the Joint Conference on July 18-20, 2008 in Boston Download flyer here

3. Directory of Catholic Women Ministers - find one in your community today!

Fire damage to the Women's Ordination

On February 15, the WOC office was destroyed in a fire. Help us rise from the ashes like the Phoenix!

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Birthday Hat"Ordain Catholic Women" billboard followed Pope Benedict XVI during DC visit Read coverage of our "Giving the Gift of Women's Leadership" campaign:

 

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