Invitation for media representatives and WAC Members
Press Conference via ZOOM
"Expectations for Pope Francis' successor"
16.30 hrs Central European Time Friday 2 May 2025
Each of our 9 speakers will speak for 4 Minutes each, followed by a Question and Answer session for all media. Here is the ZOOM link for this Press Conference:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81738632368?pwd=fsRgWbHdJNfEVXSGWCaou9VbJ2f648.1
Meeting ID: 817 3863 2368
Passcode: 347481
Colm Holmes is the Chair of We Are Church International. He has been involved in church reform groups for over 30 years.
Christian Weisner is one of the founder members of Kirchenvolksbewegung We Are Church in Germany and has for 30 years been on their Steering Committee.
Virginia Saldanha is a theologian and journalist based in Mumbai/India. She is the former Executive Secretary of the Office of Laity & Family of the Asian Catholic Bishops' Forum knowns as FABC., and she also headed the Indian bishops' Commission for Women. She is the founder member and secretary of the Indian Women's Theologians Forum and she is the Chairperson of the Catholic Women’s Council.
Kate McElwee is the executive director of the Women's Ordination Conference, founded in 1975, which is the oldest and largest organisation working to ordain women as deacons, priests and bishops into an inclusive and accountable Roman Catholic Church. She also serves on the Leadership Circle of Women's Ordination Worldwide and is based in Rome.
Nontando Hadebe is a theologian working in South Africa. She is a member in several women-led organizations (including the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians)advocating for inclusive gender justice for all leaving no one behind.
Edson Silva has been involved with We Are Church São Paulo for many years working for church reforms and social justice.
Luca Badini Confalonieri is a theologian and is the Director of the Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research in London.
Kevin Liston After a career working with refugees, asylum seekers and migrants while contributing to development of policy and programs in South Australia, nationally and internationally, Kevin completed degrees in theology and psychology. He is committed to encouraging spiritual renewal and church reform at parish, diocesan and national levels.
Martha Heizer is an Educationalist, Psychologist and one of the co-founders of We Are Church in Austria 30 years ago.
Media Contact
Colm Holmes, Chair We are Church International
Email: colmholmes2020@gmail.com Phone: +353 86606 3636
Dr Martha Heizer, Vice-Chair We are Church International
Email: martha@heizer.at Phone: +43 650 4168500
Christian Weisner, Wir sind Kirche Deutschland
Email: presse@wir-sind-kirche.de Phone: +49 172-51 84 082
We Are Church International
Website: https://www.we-are-church.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wacintl/
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