It is reported (Irish Catholic, 19 March 2026) that Bishop Alan McGuckian ‘thinks the door to female diaconate is shut and that his fellow Jesuit Pope Francis should have said so’. We respectfully disagree. Bishop Alan has spoken boldly. But has he listened to the...

WOMEN RESISTING PATRIARCHY A Divine Calling Soline (Vatinel) Humbert CWC 14 March 2026 I was born in France in a Catholic family, the second and last child, with just one older brother. My mother was parish catechist. In many ways I am a child of the Vatican 2...

PRESS RELEASE: 20 March 2026: WAC Ireland Responds to the Vatican Study Group 5 Report, on the Participation of Women in the Life and Leadership of the Church.   HOPES DASHED AGAIN! Last week, the eagerly awaited final report on ‘Women’, Study Group 5 from the...

We Are Church Ireland response to the Petrocci Commission report. We Are Church Ireland wishes to add its voice to those who have expressed deep disappointment at the conclusions of the Petrocchi Commission report, barring women from the diaconate, which was released...

  Reflections on the Pre-Synodal Assembly of the Catholic Church in Ireland, held in Kilkenny on 18th October 2025. About 230 people gathered in Kilkenny on Saturday, 18th October to participate in a meeting described as a Pre-Synodal Assembly, comprising...

Soline Humbert’s spiritual autobiography makes a strong case for women’s ordination in the Catholic Church.

In a recent article in the Irish Catholic, Noelle Fitzpatrick explored how the “Wizard of Oz” story can be used as a lens to explore the Synodal journey.