Erin Saiz Hanna was featured in this article for her role at the protest at the Vatican. Occupy the Vatican? By: Julie Cain Father Roy Bourgeois, a beloved Catholic priest who has supported women’s ordination, wasbriefly detained in Rome yesterday after he and about a dozen women marched on the Vatican. The marchers held a banner…
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WOC was mentioned in this Huffington Post article for its support of Fr. Roy Bourgeois and its activism at the Vatican in protest supporting both Fr. Roy and women’s ordination. Roy Bourgeois, U.S. Priest Who Backs Women’s Ordination, Detained By Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY — A U.S. Catholic priest who supports ordination for women was…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 17, 2011 Contact: Erin Saiz Hanna, 401.588.0457 Fr. Roy and two supporters detained at Vatican ROME, ITALY – This afternoon, an international delegation of women’s ordination leaders including Roman Catholic priest, Fr. Roy Bourgeois, marched to the Vatican with a petition signed by 15,000 supporters. Fr. Bourgeois has…
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Erin Saiz Hanna was featured in this Reuters article for her activism at the protest at the Vatican. Catholics campaigning for women priests detained at the Vatican By Phillip Pullella A group of Roman Catholic activists who think women should be ordained priests tried to deliver a petition to the Vatican on Monday but were…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 17, 2011 Contact: Erin Saiz Hanna, 401.588.0457 Fr. Roy Bourgeois and international delegation of women’s ordination leaders hold press conference; march on Vatican to deliver petition signed by 15,000 supporters ROME, ITALY – Today, at 12:00 noon at Casa Del Cinema (Sala Kodak), Largo Marcello Mastroianni, representatives of…
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WOC was mentioned in this article about Fr. Roy Bourgeois for its petitioning efforts in his support. 127 former Maryknollers support Bourgeois By Joshua J McElwee Like Fr. Roy Bourgeois, many of them supported the ministries of Maryknoll around the world as missionaries, priests, or sisters. Now, as the priest faces expulsion from the missionary…
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Women-Church Convergence Supports Catholics for Marriage Equality in Minnesota October 7, 2011 The Women-Church Convergence meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 1, 2011, applauds and supports the work of Catholics for Marriage Equality in Minnesota. We are grateful for CME’s work to defeat the proposed state referendum that would limit marriage to a man…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 22, 2011 Contact: Erin Saiz Hanna, 202 675-1006, woc@womensordination.org Women’s Ordination Conference Decries Ban on Altar Girls in Pheonix Diocese WASHINGTON, DC – August 22, 2011 – Girls will no longer be allowed to serve as altar servers during Mass at the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix,…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Hanna, Executive Director, Women’s Ordination Conference 202.675.1006 (office), 401.588.0457 (cell) August 8, 2011 Maryknoll Priest Faces Removal from the Priesthood; Receives Second Canonical Warning for His Support of Women’s Equality in the Catholic Church Under pressure from the Vatican, the Maryknoll Catholic religious order has issued a second canonical warning to…
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View the PDF Rev. Edward Dougherty, M.M., Superior General And My Maryknoll Community P.O. Box303 Maryknoll, NY 10545 August 8, 2011 My Brothers, I have been a Catholic priest for 39 years and Maryknoll has been my faith community, my family. So it was with great sadness that I received your letter of July…
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