Women's Ordination Conference

'God does not need papers': Cardinals spend Ash Wednesday with ICE detainees, their families Cardinal Blase Cupich led a Mass in Chicago, which was attended by relatives of those who have been detained or deported. Cardinal Joseph Tobin celebrated Masses inside an ICE detention center in Newa...

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Our statement on the news out of the Vatican today on women deacons... TLDR? "Deep, and theologically unsound, insult." #OrdainWomen

Jubilee season loading! Join us for an Advent liturgy November 30th: conta.cc/4p0NWxv #OrdainWomen

The Women’s Ordination Conference is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with a gathering in Detroit, MI, May 22-24, 2026! Please plan to join us: woc50.org #OrdainWomen

Miriam Duignan: "[A police officer] admitted that the Vatican was very angry about our pink smoke action, despite the fact that we did have a permit and they had been told to look for us, find us, detain us, remove us from Vatican property, and then ban us from being on Vatican property."

Pink Smoke Rises in Rome 2025 - Women's Ordination Conference Pink Smoke Rises Above the Patriachy ahead of the 2025 Conclave Before any white or black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, our bright pink smoke billowed out over the Vatican. With the wo...

Kate McElwee shares about WOC's "pink smoke" over the Vatican event at the opening of the recent conclave -- see photos and more here! www.womensordination.org/pink-smoke-r...

"Whenever the Spirit moves as the Spirit moved in Pentecost, these hierarchies are always shaken." - Dr. Nontando Hadebe

And: "When there is inclusion and equal participation, then leadership is a gift, not a gender issue."

"Why, in this day and age, was the recent conclave barren of women? ...Why does our church so wantonly waste the talents God bestows on us?" - Mary Ring, Root & Branch

Papabile Women : A New Conversation on Leadership in the Church - The Tablet What kind of leadership does the Roman Catholic Church truly need today?

We'll be "skeeting" live from the Tablet's "Papabile Women" event, where Executive Director Kate McElwee is among a panel of speakers: www.thetablet.co.uk/events/papab...

Women's Ordination Conference statement on the passing of Pope Francis: www.womensordination.org/2025/04/wome...

We join Catholics around the world in mourning the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, as reported by the Vatican. We extend our heartfelt condolences and hold in prayer the global church during this time of grief and transition. His death is a profound loss for the church and the world.

The words "Catholic Women Strike," where the "o" is made of a stylized woman with a halo and her hands raised. Underneath it, the words: Global Witness for Equality. Join us for an introductory call: Tonight, December 10, 8 pm ET. Register via the link in bio or catholicwomenstrike.org.

Join us for an intro call to learn more about Catholic Women Strike TONIGHT, Dec. 10, at 8 pm ET. Go to www.catholicwomenstrike.org/get-involved to register!

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Catholic women urged to 'strike' over inequality in the church In response to the synod on synodality's punting on issues of women's leadership, the Women's Ordination Conference is planning a walkout during Lent to protest the pace of reform in the church.

What would the Catholic Church do without women? If some activists have their way, we're about to find out. My report: @ordainwomen.bsky.social

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Catholic women urged to strike over ‘betrayal’ on ordination Pope Francis and cardinals accused of ignoring calls to give women greater leadership roles

Join the global movement at www.catholicwomenstrike.org!

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Women and the church: A matter of evolution "There is something deeply disturbing about the entrenched resistance of women in the church, as sufficient reasons for full inclusion are lacking in terms of theology, biology and culture," writes Fr...

"This is no time to be hanging on to old philosophies of matter and form or outdated notions of gender: The cosmic Body of Christ is at stake." - Ilia Delio

a grid of Andy-Warhol style Campbell soup cans in yellows, pinks, purples, and blues. The cans read "Catholic women can be priests, too."

The equal dignity of baptism tells us WE CAN.

The example of Jesus, who sent women to proclaim the Resurrection, tells us WE CAN.

The movement of the Holy Spirit tells us WE CAN.

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