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For Immediate Release: 7 May 2025 As a group of 133 ordained men gather behind closed doors to make a consequential decision about the future of the Catholic church, advocates for women’s ordination released pink smoke over the Vatican to call for women’s full equality in the Catholic church.  Echoing the iconic white and black…
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Below is a collection of statements and changes to church policies and practices that the Catholic Church experienced under Pope Francis’ leadership.  While the journey toward full inclusion of women in all areas of the life and ministry of the church remains long, these steps show that we are not standing still.  Many of these…
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Adista: Women’s Ordination Conference: Francesco, grande presenza pastorale ma porte chiuse al ministero ordinato per le donne America Media: How Pope Francis Changed the Place of Women in the Church Associated Press (AP): Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88 Associated Press (AP): Global tributes pour…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 2025 The Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) joins Catholics around the world in mourning the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, as reported by the Vatican early this morning. We extend our heartfelt condolences and hold in prayer the global church during this time of grief and transition. His…
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We are the generation, the community, and the leaders who get to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Ordination Conference. That’s right, it is time! How will you get involved? The Women’s Ordination ConferenceMay 22-24, 2026Marygrove ConservancyDetroit, Michigan Together we will embark on a pilgrimage to Detroit, Michigan to honor the feminist thought-leadership of our 1975…
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Cosa farebbe la Chiesa cattolica senza le donne? Cosa accadrebbe se le donne dicessero no al loro lavoro “invisibile” nelle parrocchie e in tutti i contesti legati alla Chiesa? Mentre Papa Francesco inaugura la convalescenza nel suo appartamento a Santa Marta, le donne cattoliche fanno seguito alla sua parola – «Per stare vicino a Dio,…
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“Women see through the Catholic church’s lip service on equality” and their “second-class treatment”, according to an organiser of a Dublin protest calling for the ordination of women as priests.

‘Na de synode over synodaliteit, die afgelopen oktober werd afgesloten, waren veel vrouwen teleurgesteld dat er geen concrete stappen zijn gezet om vrouwen op grotere schaal te betrekken in het pastoraat’, vertelt Kate McElwee. https://www.nd.nl/geloof/katholiek/1260346/katholieke-vrouwen-staken-tijdens-vastentijd-voor-gelijke-rec

“Les femmes catholiques n’acceptent plus d’êtres invisibles et de ne pas être consultées dès qu’on en vient à des décisions importantes pouvant influencer la communauté, que ce soit à l’échelle de la paroisse ou de toute l’Église.” http://bit.ly/3QYMJaO

Son más de 700 millones en todo el mundo (la mitad de la población que se confiesa católica) y, Desde el 5 de marzo y durante los cuarenta días de la Cuaresma, están llamadas a una huelga inédita para “negar nuestro tiempo, nuestro trabajo y nuestros recursos financieros a la Iglesia Católica Romana”.

WOC’s Catholic Women Strike campaign gets a shout-out on the “Faith Adjacent” podcast as they discuss the larger theme of boycotts around 29:43 minute mark!

NCR reports on a recent survey of 450 women in paid or volunteer roles in the diocese of San Diego. While many women feel supported, reports of sexism were also documented. This article references WOC’s 2019 study of young Catholic women.

WOC executive Director, Kate McElwee, and three other voices from the Catholic Women Strike campaign were featured on the Sunday Programme on the BBC. Listen from 15:33 to hear the report.

(RNS) — As Lent began on Ash Wednesday (March 5), Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on strike, withholding numerous services and ministries to their Catholic parishes, schools and universities. Organized by the Women’s Ordination Conference, a 50-year-old group based in Rome that advocates for…
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For Immediate Release March 5, 2025 Catholic women around the world will begin a Lenten strike on Wednesday, March 5th, withholding time, labor, and financial resources from the Roman Catholic Church.  Catholic Women Strike, organized by the Women’s Ordination Conference and global partners, seeks to disrupt a patriarchal status quo that too often depends on…
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