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Catholics Call for Truth and Action in Nationwide Protests this Weekend

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Marianne Duddy-Burke, Executive Director, DignityUSA, 617-669-7810 (mobile), execdir@dignityusa.org Zach Johnson, Executive Director, Call to Action, 773-988-2352, zach@cta-usa.orgKate McElwee, Executive Director, Women’s Ordination Conference, 607-725-1364 (USA), +39 393 692 2100 (Italy) kmcelwee@womensordination.org Deborah Rose-Milavec, Executive Director, FutureChurch, (mobile) 513-673-1401, (office) 216-228-0869 debrose@futurechurch.orgUS and Rome: Catholics in eight cities nationwide will witness this weekend (September 8, 9, and 10) outside…
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Ireland enthusiastic for World Meeting of Families despite misgivings about abuse scandals

…A protest is being planned by Women’s Ordination Worldwide to coincide with the Aug. 26 closing papal Mass celebrated by Francis. Kate McElwee, executive director of Women’s Ordination Conference, a member of the umbrella group Women’s Ordination Worldwide, told NCR a prayerful public witness for women’s equality in the church will be held at the…
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Join us for “Discerning Women: Voices Outside the Synod”

UPDATE: Watch the video of our panel discussion: Read the opening remarks from Paola Lazzarini, founder of Donne per la Chiesa (“Women for the Church”), here. **** This October, the Synod of Bishops will meet for nearly a month in Rome to discuss “Young People, Faith, and Vocational Discernment,” behind closed doors. But a group of…
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Latest Catholic parish reform effort: Creating a space for priests to listen to women

On the “Reasonably Catholic” podcast, listen to Executive Director Kate McElwee, FutureChurch Executive Director Deb Rose-Milavec, and Redemptorist priest Tony Flannery talk about the “Listening to Women” initiative to hear women’s experiences in Catholic parishes across the U.S. Listen to the podcast here.

#CatholicToo Organizations Condemn Recent Wave of Clergy Abuse Allegations, Thank Women Religious and Other Survivors For Coming Forward

August 2, 2018 For Immediate Release Three Catholic reform organizations, Call To Action, FutureChurch and Women’s Ordination Conference, are joining their voices in solidarity with the many women religious who came forward this week with accusations of sexual assault by clergy. “Catholics everywhere owe a debt of gratitude to these sisters, who at great risk…
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Women’s Ordination Advocates Reject Pope Francis’ “Closed Door” on God’s Call

June 21, 2018 For Immediate Release Contacts: Kate McElwee, Executive Director kmcelwee@womensordination.org +1.607.725.1364, +39 393 692 2100 (Rome, Italy) Katie Lacz, Program Associate klacz@womensordination.org 518-928-4088 (Colorado, U.S.) Women’s Ordination Conference reaffirms its stance that the ban on the ordination of women is not a “closed door,” contrary to statements from Pope Francis in an interview…
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Uniting for a Positive Resistance in Support of Pope Francis

For Immediate Release Press Release of the “International Catholic Reform Network” (ICRN) June 16, 2018 Pezinok/Slovakia: Fifty Catholics from 18 countries and 4 continents gathered near Bratislava, Slovakia from June 11 – 15, 2018. Formed as the International Catholic Reform Network (icrn.info) in 2013, the participants of this year’s conference learned from members of the…
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Advocates dismayed by reaffirming ban on women priests

Advocates for the ordination of women in the Roman Catholic Church said they are “deeply dismayed” by a newspaper article penned by the Vatican’s doctrinal chief that reaffirmed the church’s ban on women priests as “definitive” and “a truth belonging to the deposit of faith.” “Archbishop [Luis] Ladaria’s arguments are unconvincing and simply nothing new,” said a…
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Response to Archbishop Ladaria’s Statements on Ordinatio Sacerdotalis

May 29, 2018 For Immediate Release Contacts: Kate McElwee, Executive Director kmcelwee@womensordination.org +1.607.725.1364, +39 393 692 2100 (Rome, Italy) Katie Lacz, Program Associate klacz@womensordination.org 518-928-4088 (Colorado, U.S.) The Women’s Ordination Conference is deeply dismayed by the 29 May 2018 article published by Luis Ladaria, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in…
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Listening to Women: Creating space for women’s voices in the Catholic Church

A new collaboration, “Listening to Women” (www.listeningtowomen.org), aims to create safe spaces for women to assess a parish’s pastoral care, spiritual growth, and opportunities for women to engage in various ministries by organizing listening sessions within their parish. Inspired by Pentecost’s power to open hearts and minds to God’s vision, this five-year initiative, launching May…
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