Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2018 Women’s Ordination Worldwide (WOW) acknowledges the Vatican took a significant step toward building a more synodal church by replacing the 1965 Synod of Bishops’ constitution, “Episcopalis Communio,” to officially allow non-ordained persons to participate as voting members. Yet, even when the letter of the law is changed to be…
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MEDIA ADVISORY As Catholic bishops worldwide convene in Rome in October for the month-long “Synod on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment,” Women’s Ordination Conference and supporters of women’s equality and church reform will gather to raise up the voices of women missing from the all-male gathering. Two alternative events will demonstrate that there…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Marianne Duddy-Burke, Executive Director, DignityUSA, 617-669-7810 (mobile), execdir@dignityusa.org Zach Johnson, Executive Director, Call to Action, 773-988-2352, zach@cta-usa.orgKate McElwee, Executive Director, Women’s Ordination Conference, 607-725-1364 (USA), +39 393 692 2100 (Italy) kmcelwee@womensordination.org Deborah Rose-Milavec, Executive Director, FutureChurch, (mobile) 513-673-1401, (office) 216-228-0869 debrose@futurechurch.orgUS and Rome: Catholics in eight cities nationwide will witness this weekend (September 8, 9, and 10) outside…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contacts: Kate McElwee, Executive Director, Women’s Ordination Conference 607-725-1364 (USA), +39 393 692 2100 (Italy) kmcelwee@womensordination.org Zach Johnson, Executive Director, Call to Action 773-988-2352, zach@cta-usa.org Deborah Rose-Milavec, Executive Director, FutureChurch (mobile) 513-673-1401, (office) 216-228-0869 debrose@futurechurch.org Catholics Fired Up: “Time’s Up: We Demand Truth”   United States and Rome: On September 8 and 9,…
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August 2, 2018 For Immediate Release Three Catholic reform organizations, Call To Action, FutureChurch and Women’s Ordination Conference, are joining their voices in solidarity with the many women religious who came forward this week with accusations of sexual assault by clergy. “Catholics everywhere owe a debt of gratitude to these sisters, who at great risk…
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For Immediate Release: June 23, 2018 Women’s Ordination Worldwide (WOW) is deeply disappointed by Pope Francis’ reiteration of the “closed door” stance on women’s ordination.  We call on Pope Francis to lead by example and dialogue with the many women who are called to priesthood. The Vatican’s repeated attempts to limit God’s priestly call to…
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June 21, 2018 For Immediate Release Contacts: Kate McElwee, Executive Director kmcelwee@womensordination.org +1.607.725.1364, +39 393 692 2100 (Rome, Italy) Katie Lacz, Program Associate klacz@womensordination.org 518-928-4088 (Colorado, U.S.) Women’s Ordination Conference reaffirms its stance that the ban on the ordination of women is not a “closed door,” contrary to statements from Pope Francis in an interview…
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For Immediate Release Press Release of the “International Catholic Reform Network” (ICRN) June 16, 2018 Pezinok/Slovakia: Fifty Catholics from 18 countries and 4 continents gathered near Bratislava, Slovakia from June 11 – 15, 2018.  Formed as the International Catholic Reform Network (icrn.info) in 2013, the participants of this year’s conference learned from members of the…
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May 29, 2018 For Immediate Release Contacts: Kate McElwee, Executive Director kmcelwee@womensordination.org +1.607.725.1364, +39 393 692 2100 (Rome, Italy) Katie Lacz, Program Associate klacz@womensordination.org 518-928-4088 (Colorado, U.S.)   The Women’s Ordination Conference is deeply dismayed by the 29 May 2018 article published by Luis Ladaria, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in…
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May 22, 2018  For Immediate Release Contact: Kate McElwee, Executive Director kmcelwee@womensordination.org +1.607.725.1364 The Women’s Ordination Conference must speak out against any suggestion that the ordination of women, or even the discussion of it, is heretical. We therefore affirm that Cardinal Walter Brandmüller’s recent comments that those who advocate for women’s ordination “fulfill the elements…
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