WOC is in Rome!
The Women’s Ordination Conference is in Rome throughout the month of October for the Synod on Synodality. Our witness is essential to ensure women’s voices, experiences, stories, and vocations are not erased or silenced in the synodal process. We will work for accountability to the grassroots, and be an uncompromising voice for equitable inclusion of women at every level of the church.
For additional information or media requests, please contact Executive Director Kate McElwee at kmcelwee@womensordination.org.
Latest News
Read the international coverage of WOC’s actions at the start of the Synod.
Tablet: Synod study group rejects ‘artificial separation between genders and roles’
By Aili Winstanley Channer A study group established during the Synod on Synodality denounced “machismo clericalism” and said that “much remains to be done” to enable women to embrace their[…]
Read moreNCR: Synod defends women’s leadership in Catholic Church, criticizes ‘machismo’
In a frank assessment of the complex role of women in the Catholic Church and its leadership, a Vatican study group called for broader access to positions of authority for[…]
Read moreWOC responds to the final Study Group 5 Report
For Immediate Release: March 10, 2026 Today, the Vatican released its “Final Report” on the multi‑year study “The Participation of Women in the Life and Leadership of the Church,” an[…]
Read moreGO Mag: Vatican Says “No” To Women Deacons – Cites The “Masculinity Of Christ”
Continuing the all-male tradition, on Thursday, Dec. 4, the Vatican’s papal commission voted against permitting women to serve as deacons in the Roman Catholic Church. Though not the highest in[…]
Read moreUCAN: Women pained by papal commission’s ‘no’ to women’s diaconate
Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (St. Esprit Cathedral) in Istanbul for a meeting with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and pastoral workers[…]
Read moreCommonweal: Lost Generations
The latest decision on women deacons won’t help stop the exodus of young women from the Church … Others were not so positive. The Women’s Ordination Conference was “appalled by[…]
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“Enlarge the Space of Your Tent”:
Witness at the Opening of the Synod
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“Walk With Women” in Rome
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Our Walk With Women solidarity events
Supporters of women’s ordination from around the world gathered on the weekend of Oct. 6 to call on the church to walk with women as equals in the synodal process and beyond. Events took place in:
Los Angeles, CA
Denver, CO
Washington, DC
Urbana, IL
Kingston, NY
Rochester, NY
Tulsa, OK
Philadelphia, PA
Brussels, Belgium
Madrid, Spain
It is no exaggeration to say that this is difficult work.
Your support is both urgent and necessary so that we may continue to build our capacity, make change, and make sure women’s ordination is front and center as the church enters the global stage of the synod.
With your support, we will continue to ensure the synodal tent is enlarged enough to include all voices, and model the spirit-filled church we need in this moment. DONATE NOW
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