Associated Press, Papal Visit Provokes Array of Protests by David Crary, run in 129 news outlets around the country, including the International Herald Tribune, National Public Radio, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe and San Francisco Chronicle ABC 7 News in Chicago "Organization pushes for female priests" Chicagoland TV news clip: Women’s Group Demonstrates…
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National Catholic Reporter article on events of WOC and many church reform groups
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 12, 2007 CONTACT: Aisha Taylor: (703) 352-1006, ataylor@womensordination.org Over 600 Cheer at Ordination of Two Roman Catholic Women Hosted by a Synagogue in St. Louis WASHINGTON, DC – November 12 – On Sunday, November 11, Rose Marie Dunn Hudson and Elsie Hainz McGrath were ordained as Roman Catholic priests by Bishop…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 7, 2007 CONTACT: Nidza Vázquez: (703) 352-1006, nvázquez@womensordination.org Bridget Mary Meehan: 703 283-2929 cell, 703 671-1972 office Ordained Catholic women and advocates present a new vision of church while U.S. bishops meet BALTIMORE, MD – November 7 – Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) and the Roman Catholic Womenpriests (RCWP) will host…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 23, 2007 CONTACT: Nidza Vázquez: 703 352-1006, nvazquez@womensordination.org Vatican adviser interferes as Catholic women are ordained Washington, D.C . — On Saturday, July 14, in New York City, two women were ordained as Roman Catholic priests and two as deacons. The Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) has recently received written evidence showing…
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RELEASED: July 20, 2007Sowing Division in a Divided World A Statement from Catholic Church Reform Groups As progressive Catholics who are committed to our church, we respond with regret and dismay to the publication of Pope Benedict XVI’s two recent edicts. The first statement released on July 7, “Summorum Pontificum,” encouraged a return to the…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 16, 2007 CONTACT: Nidza Vázquez: office +1 (703) 352-1006 WOC Statement on the $660 million settlement for child sexual abuse in Los Angeles A victory for survivors reiterates the need for the Catholic Church to be more transparent, accountable and inclusive. Washington, DC—Aisha Taylor, executive director of Women’s Ordination Conference, issued…
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PARA DIFUSION INMEDIATA: 23 de mayo de 2007 CONTACTO: Nidza Vazquez, 703 352-1006 (Oficina) Cinco Mujeres Sacerdotes se ordenarán en la Iglesia Católica Romana en Toronto Washington, D.C. – El próximo domingo 27 de mayo de 2007, dos mujeres norteamericanas y una canadiense se ordenarán sacerdotes, y una mujer norteamericana y dos canadienses (un hombre…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2007 CONTACT: Nidza Vázquez: 703 352-1006 nvazquez@womensordination.org Five Roman Catholic Women to be Ordained in Toronto Washington, D.C . — On Sunday, May 27, 2007, one Canadian and two American women will be ordained as priests, and one American woman and two Canadians (a man and a woman) will be…
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PARA DIFUSION INMEDIATA: 27 de marzo de 2007 CONTACTO: Nidza Vázquez, 1 703 352-1006, ataylor@womensordination.org Católicos en Latinoamérica Oran Unidos por Mujeres Sacerdotes en el Día Mundial de Oración Washington, D.C. – El 25 de marzo, un gran número de católicos latinoamericanos oraron por las mujeres sacerdotes y por la renovación de la Iglesia…
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