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Advocacy group Nun Justice Project issued a statement saying it was fitting that in the Year of Consecrated Life, church officials finally recognized the work and leadership of sisters. But the group also wants more. “The Nun Justice Project believes that an apology should also have been given to the sisters, but the end of…
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(Read the full article on www.krytykapolityczna.pl – and look for ZUZANNA RADZIK’s book, “Church Women” to be released this April) Chcemy kompletnej zmiany, przebudowy Kościoła, ale nie wierzymy, że uda się zbudować jakiś utopijny feministyczny Kościół w ciągu jednej nocy. Miały dużo szczęścia, w ciemno kupując bilety do Rzymu (Duch Święty? zwykły fart?). Przez znajomych z teatru…
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Pas d’ordination sacerdotale Le discours inédit du pape a cependant de solides limites. Sur l’ordination de femmes, il est catégorique : « le sacerdoce réservé aux hommes (…) ne se discute pas », écrit-il dans Evangelii Gaudium. François confirme la position de l’Église quand il prête des qualités propres à la femme : « elle est celle qui…
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PBS “To the Contrary” discusses the “Women’s Cultures,” quoting Kate McElwee on the WOC blog. The conversation begins at 8:43, watch the video here

Read the full report on International Business Times A four-day Vatican conference titled “Women’s Cultures: Equality and Difference” kicked off Wednesday in Rome’s Teatro Argentina. A nun, a female plastic surgeon and a theologian spoke — but there were still notable absences, according to Kate McElwee, executive director of the Women’s Ordination Conference, who attended…
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Read the original article on PBS NewsHour The Vatican has removed controversial video urging women to reflect on their role in society ahead of the organization’s an all-male summit on women’s issues this week. In the video, commissioned by Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, an Italian actress with a thick accent asks women to submit one-minute videos…
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Read the original article from Les Nouvelles Au Vatican, l’assemblée plénière du Conseil pontifical de la culture, du 4 au 7 février, s’intéresse aux femmes. Avec cette thématique : « Les cultures féminines : égalité et différence ». Radio Vatican donne le ton : « Il ne s’agit pas d’exalter la femme dans sa seule dimension maternelle, mais de montrer que…
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Despite the backlash, some individuals and groups took the opportunity to respond to the Vatican’s call. The Women’s Ordination Conference used the hashtag to upload videos and photographs highlighting the inability of women to enter Catholic clergy. Read the whole story on the Huffington Post (2 Jan 2015)

Read the full article on Crux Erin Saiz Hanna, executive director of the Women’s Ordination Conference in Washington, D.C., agrees that women leading Catholic organizations is worthy of celebration, but said the Church still comes up short when it comes to women because of its ordination rules. “Women are told that they can be anything…
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From National Catholic Reporter‘s Jamie Manson, the WOC Blog, The Table is linked in her article. Excerpt below: I would like to believe that the Pontifical Council for Culture has the best of intentions in soliciting the reflections of women, even if it is in the most inadequate and most virtual of ways. But the…
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