Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 16, 2007 CONTACT: Nidza Vázquez: office +1 (703) 352-1006 WOC Statement on the $660 million settlement for child sexual abuse in Los Angeles A victory for survivors reiterates the need for the Catholic Church to be more transparent, accountable and inclusive. Washington, DC—Aisha Taylor, executive director of Women’s Ordination Conference, issued…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2007 CONTACT: Nidza Vázquez: 703 352-1006 nvazquez@womensordination.org Five Roman Catholic Women to be Ordained in Toronto Washington, D.C . — On Sunday, May 27, 2007, one Canadian and two American women will be ordained as priests, and one American woman and two Canadians (a man and a woman) will be…
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PARA DIFUSION INMEDIATA: 23 de mayo de 2007 CONTACTO: Nidza Vazquez, 703 352-1006 (Oficina) Cinco Mujeres Sacerdotes se ordenarán en la Iglesia Católica Romana en Toronto Washington, D.C. – El próximo domingo 27 de mayo de 2007, dos mujeres norteamericanas y una canadiense se ordenarán sacerdotes, y una mujer norteamericana y dos canadienses (un hombre…
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PARA DIFUSION INMEDIATA: 27 de marzo de 2007 CONTACTO: Nidza Vázquez, 1 703 352-1006, ataylor@womensordination.org Católicos en Latinoamérica Oran Unidos por Mujeres Sacerdotes en el Día Mundial de Oración   Washington, D.C. – El 25 de marzo, un gran número de católicos latinoamericanos oraron por las mujeres sacerdotes y por la renovación de la Iglesia…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 27, 2007 CONTACT: Aisha Taylor, 703 352-1006, ataylor@womensordination.org En Español Catholics in Latin America Join Call for Women Priests on World Day of Prayer for Women’s Ordination Washington, D.C. – On March 25, an unprecedented number of Latin American Catholics called for women to be priests and for renewal of the…
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March 14, 2007 His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI 00120 Via del Pellegrino VATICAN CITY Your Holiness, Every year on 25 March, the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholics around the world organize events to bring attention to the fact that Catholic women are excluded from ordination. This year will be the…
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March 14, 2007 Open Letter from 24 Catholic Organizations Calling for Women Priests and Church Renewal on World Day of Prayer. En Español December 13, 2006 WOC Letter to Pope in Response to World Day of Peace Message about Women

14 de marzo de 2007 Su Santidad Papa Benedicto XVI, 00120 Vía del Pellegrino, Palacio Apostólico, CIUDAD VATICANO Su Santidad, Todos los años el 25 de marzo, festividad de la Anunciación de la Virgen María, los católicos alrededor del mundo organizan eventos para llamar la atención hacia el hecho de que las mujeres católicas son…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2007 CONTACT: Aisha Taylor, 703 352-1006, ataylor@womensordination.org 24 Catholic Organizations Call for Women Priests and Church Renewal on World Day of Prayer   Washington, D.C. – Today, twenty-four Catholic organizations sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI calling for women to be priests and for renewal of the Roman Catholic…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 23, 2007 CONTACT: Aisha Taylor, 703 352-1006, ataylor@womensordination.org Catholics Call for Women Priests and Church Renewal on Annual World Day of Prayer Washington, D.C. – On Sunday, March 25, 2007, Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC), the world’s oldest and largest national organization working solely for women’s ordination in an inclusive Roman Catholic…
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