Thanks to @heidischlumpf.bsky.social for her @commonwealmagazine.org piece on the women's ordination movement as we approach our 50th anniversary conference: www.commonwealmagazine.org/women-priest... #OrdainWomen

Beyond Chavez: Dolores Huerta and the hidden histories of women's labor www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

Is the Vatican shutting down synodal discussion of women deacons? Some worry about the latest ‘patriarchal stalling tactic.’ Reporting from @heidischlumpf.bsky.social: www.commonwealmagazine.org/schlumf-wome...

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...

#CónclaveRTVE | La @ordainwomen.bsky.social lucha por la igualdad de oportunidades entre hombres y mujeres en la Iglesia católica 🗣️"Un cónclave solo de hombres es una celebración del patriarcado", dice Kate McElwee (@dearmisskate.bsky.social), directora ejecutiva 🎙️Isa Jiménez 🎥 Álvaro Bravo

Reflecting back on this piece I wrote for @ncronline.bsky.social on the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' pontificate: "The evolution of Pope Francis on women: Some movement, but more needed" www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

POPE FRANCIS, PASTOR-PONTIFF, REVITALIZED GLOBAL CATHOLIC CHURCH www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...

Feeling very emotional about the passing of Pope Francis this morning. Here is the Women's Ordination Conference's statement, and my photo from 2013 in Assisi when I first saw Pope Francis up close: www.womensordination.org/2025/04/wome...

Cardinal Robert McElroy steps onto Washington 'tightrope' as new archbishop www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...

'Millions will die,' Catholic humanitarian organizations warn, if halt in US aid continues religionnews.com/2025/02/13/c... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social

BREAKING: Pope Francis has been hospitalized for tests and to continue the treatment of his ongoing bronchitis, the Vatican said reut.rs/4gFNobC

Bishop Asks Trump to ‘Have Mercy’ on Immigrants and Gay Children

Gisèle Pelicot stood with her head held high in a courtroom in Avignon, France, on Thursday as the verdicts in the four-month rape trial of her ex-husband and 50 other men were read. Her image has become a symbol of female strength around the world, our critic writes. Read more: nyti.ms/49MwR3U

The Rev. James Callan, "Renegade" Catholic Priest, Dies at 77 www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/n...

"I waited long enough to get any direction from the USCCB" — Bishop John Stowe

Fr. Jim faced controversy for advocating the ordination of women, marrying gay couples, and inviting non-Catholics to participate in communion.

News: Pope Francis met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican on Thursday, their first face-to-face encounter in three years, as the pontiff has become more vocal in his criticism of Israel's military campaign in Gaza. For @reuters.com:

Le donne cattoliche scioperano! #CatholicWomenStrike

Apartment hunters across the Eternal City are worried their searches might also be eternal, with the long-term rental market in Rome drying up as landlords seek to cash in on short-term rentals for pilgrims during the 2025 Roman Catholic Holy Year. A special report for @reuters.com:

"Our hope is to make visible what is often invisible" www.ncronline.org/news/catholi... #CatholicWomenStrike #OrdainWomen Thanks @heidischlumpf.bsky.social @ncronline.bsky.social

Our new campaign, #CatholicWomenStrike announced in @theguardian.com today. Striking from sexism... Lent 2025! #OrdainWomen