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From BBC Radio 4: See minute mark 11:20 for Miriam Duignan, Women’s Ordination Worldwide Leadership Circle member and the Women’s Ordination Conference video “Vatican: It’s a Man’s World” Just over a year ago, the phone rang at the office of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. A man asked to speak to Eugenio Scalfari, the paper’s…
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From the Irish Independent: An international meeting of Catholic women priests, women bishops and their support groups which met in Co Louth at the weekend has said the Vatican must overturn its ban on women’s ordination.  The international delegates from Ireland, the US, UK and Australia also expressed anger over the Vatican’s categorisation of female…
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From the Global Sisters Report, By Dan Stockman A coalition of progressive Catholic organizations has delivered nearly 18,000 petitions to Pope Francis, asking him to remove the orders for the largest leadership group of American women religious to reform. Nun Justice Project, a coalition of 15 progressive Catholic organizations in the United States, hand delivered more…
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WASHINGTON – A 17,000-name petition in support of Roman Catholic nuns in the United States deemed too liberal by the Vatican has been delivered to the Holy See, organizers said Monday. It asks Pope Francis “to personally intervene” to remove “unjust mandates” imposed two years ago on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), which…
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Une pétition signée par 17.000 personnes apportant leur soutien aux religieuses américaines, en conflit avec le Vaticanqui leur reproche des prises de position trop libérales, a été transmise au Vatican, ont indiqué aujourd’hui les organisateurs de la campagne. La lettre ouverte, remise vendredi par Kate McElwee, dirigeante de l’association Nun Justice Project, s’adresse directement au pape…
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From where I stand, it seems to me if the amount of press, ink, and media reviews tell us anything, there are many who care deeply that the voices and agency of the sisters in the United States remain strong. If you are one of those, you might want to send an email to LCWR,…
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“The Holy Spirit is making mischief,” Sr. Simone Campbell says near the end of the forthcoming documentary “Radical Grace.” Campbell’s quote is an apt summary of the film, which captures one of most extraordinary years in the Catholic church’s recent history: beginning in April 2012 with the outraged response to the doctrinal assessment of the…
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… For progressive advocates such as Kate Conmy, Pope Francis has upended the landscape. Conmy, assistant director of the Women’s Ordination Conference, said his broad tone has renewed interest from Catholics who had given up on such changes as women being ordained but also tamped down the intensity of liberals who suddenly want a less-demanding…
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Studies and statistics suggest that young, progressive Catholics have lost interest in the church. But one visit to a monthly potluck of young adult Catholics in Washington, D.C., may leave you questioning that theory. Born out of the 2012 Call to Action national conference, the idea for the gathering was created when Kate Conmy, Margaret…
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Pope Francis is celebrating his first Christmas as pope at the Vatican. He’s had quite a year. Time Magazine hailed him as the People’s Pope when they named him Person of the Year. And this week, NBC called the pope’s question “Who am I to judge?” the most powerful phrase of the year. NPR’s Nathan…
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