In the News

July 14, 2015: Read the full article by Sr. Jeannine Gramick on the NCR’s Global Sisters Report  In mid-April of this year, I was one of 38 Catholic leaders from 22 different Catholic reform organizations that met in Limerick, Ireland, in a four-day conference to discuss the state of the church. Hosted by the Irish…
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Read the full article by Patsy McGarry on the Irish Times … Radical rethinking In Dublin, Christian Aid’s head of advocacy and policy Sorley McCaughey praised Pope Francis for his call for a radical rethinking of humanity’s relationship with the earth and urged both people of faith in all walks of life, and especially politicians, to…
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From the Windy City Times Representatives from 22 international Catholic groups working for a more just and compassionate church have written an open letter to Pope Francis asking him to focus his attention on the task of revitalizing local parishes as a way to allow for joint decision-making and greater accountability of church leadership. The…
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Read the original article on Huffington Post Radical Grace , a compelling documentary celebrating the lives of three feminist American nuns, made its world premiere to rave reviews on April 28 at the Hot Docs International Film Festival in Toronto. The film — at turns entertaining, educational and inspiring — illustrates profoundly how social justice…
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The role and full equality of women in church life as well as the governance of the church were the two main issues discussed by delegates at the second international meeting of priest associations and lay reform groups here April 13-17. In a statement at the conclusion of their four-day gathering, the 38 delegates from…
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Read the full article on Aljazeera America When the Vatican announced last week that it had abruptly concluded its crackdown on a group that represents more than 41,000 American nuns for allegedly promoting “radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith,” a familiar hero emerged: Pope Francis, liberal reformer of the Catholic Church. “What a…
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Read the full article on Variety  Susan Sarandon has boarded “Radical Grace” as executive producer in advance of the feature documentary’s world premiere at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto, Variety has learned. “Grace,” the feature bow of Chicago filmmaker Rebecca Parrish, follows three American feminist nuns whose work for social justice causes sets them…
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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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