Presentation to Catholic Women’s Council event “Women Resisting Patriarchy” by Soline (Vatinel) Humbert on 14 March 2026
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.
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...
WAC Ireland celebrated INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8 MARCH 2026 at St Mary’s Cathedral, Dublin
EQUALITY FOR WOMEN IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: WAC Ireland celebrated INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY;8 MARCH 2026 at St Mary’s Cathedral, Dublin. Wearing green St Brigid’s Cloaks we handed out leaflets calling for EQUALITY for Women in the Catholic Church. We Are Church...
We Are Church Ireland response to the Petrocchi Report on admission of women to the diaconate
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.
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...
A Divine Calling: One Woman’s Life-Long Battle for Equality in the Catholic Church by Soline Humbert
Soline Humbert’s spiritual autobiography makes a strong case for women’s ordination in the Catholic Church.
A Personal Reflection on the GNRC Assembly
I attended the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics 5th General Assembly in Madrid this summer as delegate from We Are Church Ireland, which is a member of GNRC. One of our aims is An inclusive church, open and welcoming to all, which does not marginalise people...
Putting Synodality in Dialogue with the Wizard of Oz: What Can be Learned?
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.
Who will roll away the stone of patriarchy from our Church tomb.
Article in Irish Daily Mail 26 April 2025 by Soline Humbert
We Are Church Ireland submission to Irish Synodal Spring gathering
Extracts from We Are Church Ireland submission to National Synodal Steering Committee
Our reflection on the death of Pope Francis.
Reflection on the death of Pope Francis on 21 April 2025.
Protest on International Women’s Day 8 March 2025 at the “Spire” Dublin.
John Colreavy • 27 April 2025 Article by Sarah Mac Donald in Irish Independent online article published 9 March 2025 “Women see through the Catholic church’s lip service on equality” and their “second-class treatment”, according to an organiser of a Dublin protest...