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Giving the Gift of Women's Leadership : On April 14, 2008, in conjunction with thirteen similar events around the country, over 100 people attended an inclusive Mass presided by Catholic women, including two recently excommunicated ordained women from St. Louis.

Giving the Gift of Women's Leadership

On April 14, 2008, in conjunction with thirteen similar events around ...

Updated: Apr 15, 2008 2:19pm PST

Celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe : View pictures of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

Celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe

View pictures of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the the Basilica of the Nat ...

Updated: Nov 27, 2007 7:13am PST

Prayerful Demonstration outside Bishops' Mass in Baltimore : On Sunday, November 12, 2006, WOC members gathered outside the Marriot Hotel to demonstrate as the bishops loaded into their buses to head to the Basilica of the Assumption. WOC members then gathered outside the Basilica to demonstrate with banners and large posters. Participants then celebrated an inclusive Mass outside while the bishops' celebrated Mass inside the Basilica.

Prayerful Demonstration outside Bishops' Mass in Baltimore

On Sunday, November 12, 2006, WOC members gathered outside the Marriot ...

Updated: Nov 14, 2006 6:17pm PST

"Bridging the Gap: Gender Equality, Sex and Ordination," Nov. 3, 2006 : Over 100 people gathered for the first event of the National Catholic Ministries Alliance, a pre-conference seminar event at the 2006 Call to Action Conference. Anthony Padovano, Andrea Johnson, Christine Mayr-Lumetzberger and Mary Ramerman were the featured speakers who presented different aspects of what an inclusive and renewed priestly ministry looks like.

"Bridging the Gap: Gender Equality, Sex and Ordination," Nov. 3, 2006

Over 100 people gathered for the first event of the National Catholic ...

Updated: Nov 14, 2006 10:07pm PST

Switzerland RCWP Ordinations, June 2006 : On a boat on Lake Constance, three women were ordained as priests, and one as a deacon by the Roman Catholic Womenpriests. Roman Catholic bishops Ida Raming, Patricia Fresen and Gisela Forester ordained the women.

Switzerland RCWP Ordinations, June 2006

On a boat on Lake Constance, three women were ordained as priests, and ...

Updated: Nov 06, 2007 9:44am PST

Conversation and Celebration of Women Called, California, Feb. 2006 : On Saturday, February 18, over 120 people gathered at La Casa de Maria near Santa Barbara, Calif. to celebrate women called to ordination in the Roman Catholic Church.

Conversation and Celebration of Women Called, California, Feb. 2006

On Saturday, February 18, over 120 people gathered at La Casa de Maria ...

Updated: Mar 26, 2006 12:48pm PST

Nov. 14, 2005 - WOC Showered the Bishops with Roses and Puppets! : WOC's Ministry of Irritation organized this prayerful protest outside the U.S. bishops meeting on Nov. 14, 2005, with giant protest puppets made by WOC's Young Feminist Network, a Eucharist concelebrated by three women, and a blessing ritual of roses with postcards attached from 86 women called to ordination, symbolically from St. Therese of Lisieux. Enjoy!

Nov. 14, 2005 - WOC Showered the Bishops with Roses and Puppets!

WOC's Ministry of Irritation organized this prayerful protest outside ...

Updated: Dec 24, 2005 2:36am PST

August 2005 - World Youth Day 4 All - Cologne, Germany : From August 12-20, 2005, WOC's Program Director Aisha Taylor represented WOC in the World Youth Day 4 All Coalition (WYD4All), an international youth coalition dedicated to promoting church reform, sexual and reproductive health and rights and youth activism.

August 2005 - World Youth Day 4 All - Cologne, Germany

From August 12-20, 2005, WOC's Program Director Aisha Taylor represent ...

Updated: Dec 24, 2005 3:15am PST

April 2005 - Pink Smoke Events & COR Press Conference : April 2005 was a solemn and busy month in the Catholic Church. WOC was featured in the media, and you can view this at http://www.womensordination.org/pages/pressWOCin%20Media. WOC also sent up Pink Smoke around the country symbolizing the lack of women in the conclave and all church decision making and governing bodies. WOC initiated a Catholics for Renewal Press Conference with many of the church reform leaders in the U.S.

April 2005 - Pink Smoke Events & COR Press Conference

April 2005 was a solemn and busy month in the Catholic Church. WOC wa ...

Updated: Jan 01, 2006 6:23pm PST

March 25, 2005 - World Day of Prayer for Women's Ordination : WOC organized over 20 events around the country for the World Day of Prayer for Women's Ordination. To find out more, visit http://www.womensordination.org/pages/intern_wdofp. These pictures are from the Washington, DC celebration on March 25, 2005.

March 25, 2005 - World Day of Prayer for Women's Ordination

WOC organized over 20 events around the country for the World Day of P ...

Updated: Jan 26, 2006 1:15am PST