Author: Kate McElwee

Women’s Ordination Advocates to celebrate Feast Day of Mary Magdalene in Krakow

Miriam Duignan: UK miriam.duignan@wijngaardsinstitute.com Kate McElwee: Italy kmcelwee@womensordination.org Pat Brown: UK pat@patbrown-at.co.uk For Immediate Release: Women’s Ordination Worldwide (WOW) will celebrate the liturgical Feast Day of St. Mary Magdalene, now officially recognized as an “Apostle to the Apostles” and included in the General Roman Calendar for the first time this year. WOW advocates will gather…
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Press for “A Church for Our Daughters”

Orange County Register: Activists march on bishops’ meeting in O.C., seeking church equality for women Religion Dispatches: DO WOMEN HAVE A FUTURE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH? SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGS PETITION BISHOPS THIS WEEK National Catholic Reporter : Mary Magdalene gets her feast National Catholic Reporter:  Reform groups challenge U.S. bishops to create ‘a church for our daughters’ Time: The…
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Press for the “Jubilee for Women Priests”

Arts Special Day: Women Priests Project: gli scatti di Giulia Bianchi esposti per le strade di Roma Christian Today: Catholic campaigners for women’s ordination gain private meeting with Vatican official El Correo: Las mujeres sacerdotes plantan cara El Mondo: Roma concede permiso a una manifestación a favor del sacerdocio femenino por primera vez Le Figaro: Des femmes prêtres s’affichent près…
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Pope Francis agrees to open a commission to study women deacons

The Women’s Ordination Conference and co-directors, Erin Saiz Hanna and Kate McElwee, were mentioned in the following news outlets, responding to Pope Francis’ 12 May 2016 comments agreeing to open a commission to study women deacons. Read the full WOC statement here. AFP: Pope Francis mulls opening door to female deacons in Church AP: Pope…
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Pope Francis Agrees to Open Commission to Study Diaconate for Women

Kate McElwee: Italy (+39) 393-692-2100 kmcelwee@womensordination.org Erin Saiz Hanna: USA (+1) 401-588-0457 ehanna@womensordination.org For Immediate Release: 12 May 2016 Pope Francis Agrees to Open Commission to Study Diaconate for Women Rome, Italy:  The Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) applauds the women religious of the International Union Superior Generals (UISG) for brazenly dialoguing with Pope Francis on…
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Take Action this Mother’s Day!

  Did you know that Mother’s Day is steeped in feminist history? In 1870, Julia Ward Howe, a nurse during the Civil War who tended to the wounds of soldiers and worked with widows and orphans, declared a day dedicated to feminist justice and action: Mother’s Day. Her desire was to build a better world…
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A Jubilee for Women Priests

Thank you to all of our amazing supporters who made the Jubilee for Women Priests an incredible success – filled with so many “firsts” for WOC! Whether you joined us in Rome, prayed in solidarity, or helped sponsor our actions with a generous donation, your support ensured our collective voices for women’s equality in the…
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Catholic groups call for restoring Hans Kung’s standing as a Catholic theologian and urge greater recognition for the pastoral role of theologians

Catholic groups commend Pope Francis for responding affirmatively to Hans Kung’s request for dialogue, call for restoring Kung’s standing as a Catholic theologian and urge greater recognition for the pastoral role of theologians FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2016 Contact(s): Gloria Ulterino, RAPPORT, 585.455.0389 (c) Janet Hauter, American Catholic Council, 847.366.2761 Bill Slavick, PAX Christi…
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Irish Times: Mary McAleese criticises Pope Francis’s document

Read the full article in the Irish Times: Seeds of hope The Women’s Ordination Worldwide group, which has been campaigning for the ordination of women in the Catholic Church since 1996, said the document “offers seeds of hope for a church moving away from general and strict doctrinal rules to one of grace and growth”.…
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Quotes from church leaders and observers on papal exhortation

Following is a series of quotes from Catholic leaders and observers reacting April 8 to the issuance of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation “‘Amoris Laetitia” (The Joy of Love), on Love in the Family”: “The Vatican offers seeds of hope for a church moving away from general and strict doctrinal rules to one of grace and…
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