WOC is in Rome!
The Women’s Ordination Conference is in Rome throughout the month of October for the Synod on Synodality. Our witness is essential to ensure women’s voices, experiences, stories, and vocations are not erased or silenced in the synodal process. We will work for accountability to the grassroots, and be an uncompromising voice for equitable inclusion of women at every level of the church.
For additional information or media requests, please contact Executive Director Kate McElwee at kmcelwee@womensordination.org.
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Read the international coverage of WOC’s actions at the start of the Synod.
Vocations Sunday 2026: Be Not Afraid!
“Vocations Sunday” is an annual day of action for the Women’s Ordination Conference. When the institutional church prays for vocations on Good Shepherd Sunday each spring, we make visible the[…]
Read moreThe Independent (UK): Vatican urged to follow Church of England’s example on ordaining women
A Catholic woman who flew from the United States for the installation of the first female Archbishop of Canterbury has voiced her hope that the Vatican is “paying attention” to the historic[…]
Read moreThe Tablet: Catholic women’s ordination campaigners welcome enthronement of Sarah Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury
Catholic Women’s Ordination and Women’s Ordination Worldwide offer ‘warmest congratulations’ to Dame Sarah Mullally ahead of installation tomorrow. Campaigners for women priests and deacons in the Catholic Church extended their[…]
Read moreCommonweal: A Call of the Heart
Carol Crowley was a twenty-one-year-old student at Michigan State University when a parish staff member invited her to a Thanksgiving-weekend conference in Detroit on women and Catholic priesthood. Crowley had[…]
Read moreWomen’s Ordination Conference Celebrates Archbishop of Canterbury Installation
For Immediate Release (23 March 2026) The Women’s Ordination Conference celebrates the historic installation of Sarah Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to hold this role in its[…]
Read moreTablet: Synod study group rejects ‘artificial separation between genders and roles’
By Aili Winstanley Channer A study group established during the Synod on Synodality denounced “machismo clericalism” and said that “much remains to be done” to enable women to embrace their[…]
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“Enlarge the Space of Your Tent”:
Witness at the Opening of the Synod
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“Walk With Women” in Rome
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Our Walk With Women solidarity events
Supporters of women’s ordination from around the world gathered on the weekend of Oct. 6 to call on the church to walk with women as equals in the synodal process and beyond. Events took place in:
Los Angeles, CA
Denver, CO
Washington, DC
Urbana, IL
Kingston, NY
Rochester, NY
Tulsa, OK
Philadelphia, PA
Brussels, Belgium
Madrid, Spain
It is no exaggeration to say that this is difficult work.
Your support is both urgent and necessary so that we may continue to build our capacity, make change, and make sure women’s ordination is front and center as the church enters the global stage of the synod.
With your support, we will continue to ensure the synodal tent is enlarged enough to include all voices, and model the spirit-filled church we need in this moment. DONATE NOW
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