Women’s Ordination Campaigners Appeal to Cardinal Electors Ahead of Conclave

Please join us as WOW members gather in Rome to pray for the Cardinals who will elect a new Pope — that they may be inspired to choose a man brave enough to welcome women to join them.

WOW will then send a signal to the Cardinals before they enter their male only lock down to remind them that they cannot keep ignoring 50% of the Church they claim to lead.

Lay led liturgy on the eve of the Conclave

Tuesday, May 6th at 18.00 (CET)

Pink Smoke Action: A Woman’s Place s in the Conclave

Wednesday, May 7th at 13.30 (CET)

  • Piazza Garibaldi, Gianicolo Hill (overlooking St Peter’s)

Contacts:

Women’s Ordination Worldwide (WOW)

Founded in 1996, WOW is an international network of groups whose current mission is the inclusion of Roman Catholic women in all ordained ministries.

Founded on the principle of equality, WOW opposes all discrimination.

'There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28

Who is Wow?

Women’s Ordination Worldwide (WOW) is an international leader in creative, prayerful action.  We bring visibility to the need for equality of women in the Roman Catholic Church.

An international network, WOW draws national and international groups together in common cause to end global discrimination against women in the Church.

WOW now includes nearly 20 reform minded member groups from Australia, Austria, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Portugal, and USA.

wow is:

The Future: Working to make real a Catholic Church that includes women in all realms of leadership including ordained priesthood

  • Active: media voices, international vigils, globally connecting, raising awareness, moving forward, being the change

  • Spiritual: women's liturgies, vigils, leadership in prayerful action

  • Promoting: new found respect in the Church for women's gifts and presence and leadership ... and as a consequence, building new respect for the Church