National Catholic Reporter

Women's ordination movement has always been about 'more than ordination'

It's time to completely rethink what ordination could look like in the Catholic Church, said one keynote speaker at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Women's Ordination Conference. More than 200 ...
National Catholic Reporter

The meaning of ordination and how women were gradually excluded

Editor's note: After our editorial "Correct an injustice: Ordain women" (NCR, Dec. 7-20), several readers asked us to provide more background on some of the issues raised by the editorial. This is the ...
America Magazine

We cannot separate the question of women’s ordination from the church’s history of sexism

Sixth-century mosaic depicting holy women with offerings to the Virgin Mary in the Basilica of Saint Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy. (Wikimedia Commons) This article is part of The Conversation ...
National Catholic Register

Why Is ‘Women’s Ordination’ Still Dominating Media Coverage of the Synod?

The first week of the Synod on Synodality session is in the books, and if you’ve been following the media’s account of things, you’d be forgiven for thinking the event is primarily focused on ...
National Catholic Register

New Survey: 2020 Priest Ordination Class is Slightly Smaller, More Diverse

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A survey of the 2020 priestly ordination class was published by the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference (USCCB) on Thursday, a slightly smaller class than in 2019. Sponsored by the ...
NPR

Remembering Sister Theresa Kane, who fought for women’s ordination in the Church

Sister Theresa Kane, a champion for women's ordination in the Catholic church, has died. She even spoke directly to Pope John Paul II about the issue during his visit to the U.S. in 1979. One of the ...