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By: Chloe   I know, I know, we’re all sick of “Call Me Maybe” parodies. But this one is about the need to reform the Catholic Church to allow women to serve as priests, deacons, and bishops. Warning: the use of dancing Catholic schoolgirls in this video will probably make you want to watch the “Baby One…
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By Robert MacPherson WASHINGTON — An independent Roman Catholic newspaper in the United States called Monday for a campaign to reverse the Vatican’s refusal to allow women to become priests. "Barring women from ordination to the priesthood is an injustice that cannot be allowed to stand," the National Catholic Reporter said, waving a red flag…
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NCR Editorial Staff take a stance and state their support for women’s ordination.  Editorial: Ordination of women would correct an injustice By NCR Editorial Staff  The call to the priesthood is a gift from God. It is rooted in baptism and is called forth and affirmed by the community because it is authentic and evident…
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(Reuters) – An American activist priest who was dismissed by the Vatican because of his support for women’s ordination said on Tuesday the Roman Catholic Church will have to deal with the issue of gender inequality. The Maryknoll religious order said on Monday that Father Ray Bourgeois had been kicked out of the priesthood and…
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Erin Saiz Hanna was featured in this article about the outpouring of support for the LCWR at their annual conference in Saint Louis, MO.   ‘We’re with you, sisters’: Nuns amazed by outpouring of support  By Becky Bratu   More than 900 Roman Catholic nuns gathering in St. Louis, Mo., this week to discuss the future…
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Erin Saiz Hanna was featured in this statement about the Sister City vigils held by the Nun Justice Project of which WOC was a participant and supporter. More than 30 vigils planned nationwide in support of LCWR By Alice Popovici Vigils in support of Catholic sisters are planned in more than 30 cities as the…
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WOC was mentioned in this Guardian article about organizations taking a stand within the Catholic faith to bring about change in the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican orthodoxy does not represent all American Catholics By Claire Sahlin "Quit the church … Put women’s rights over bishops’ wrongs," proclaim the large billboards recently erected in Times Square,…
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WOC vigil participants were seen in the first chapter of this PBS video talking about the LCWR and the Vatican’s mandate. To watch the video, click here . 

Erin Saiz Hanna was featured in this article for her and WOC’s involvement in The Nun Justice Project and its efforts in supporting the sisters. Protesters for Nuns Ask U.S. Bishops to Help Them Out By Jennifer Preston Protesting the Vatican’s criticism of the United States’ largest organization of Roman Catholic nuns, a group of…
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Erin Saiz Hanna wrote this article for The New York Times, The Opinion Pages about the Vatican’s mandate on the LCWR. Fear Tactics Will Not Work By Erin Saiz Hanna Catholics across the country are stunned and outraged by the Vatican’s attempt to threaten the women who have been the backbone of this church for…
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