US EditionWomen release pink smoke near Vatican to demand voice in Church leadership
- On May 7, 2025, activists from a Catholic women's advocacy group demonstrated near the Vatican in Rome by releasing pink smoke flares to demand equal leadership opportunities for women within the Church.
- The protest took place in response to women being barred from participating in the conclave where 133 cardinals gathered privately in the Sistine Chapel to choose the next pope.
- Campaigners criticized that women remain barred from priesthood and key leadership roles despite incremental lay leadership inclusion under Pope Francis, with only one cardinal supporting women's ordination.
- Miriam Duignan emphasized that decisions about the Church’s future should not be made behind closed doors without including women, who make up half of its members, while Kate McElwee expressed optimism by releasing pink smoke as a symbol advocating for women's full and equal participation in the Church.
- The demonstration highlighted ongoing disputes about women’s roles in the Church and pressured the cardinals to address gender inclusion during deliberations expected to last several days.
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WOC Spreads Pink Smoke to Demand a Greater Presence of Women in the Church - teleSUR English
‘Pink smoke is a cry for help that the cardinals cannot ignore,’ the Women’s Ordination Conference said. On Thursday, the Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) called for greater participation of women in the Catholic Church, coinciding with the celebration of the conclave, through several events in Rome, including a pink smoke protest as a symbolic act against their exclusion from decision-making processes. RELATED: Pope Francis Challenged Conser…
A group of women throws a ‘pink smoke’ in the Vatican to claim equality in the Church: “The place of women is in the conclave”
They ask the Cardinals for the ordination of the female priestly order and for the voices, vocations and longings of the women of the Catholic Church to be heard.
‘Exclusion of women is a sin’: Pink smoke protest calls for more equality in church
A group of women released pink smoke in Rome as a protest to call for more equality in the Catholic church. The demonstration was organized by the Women’s Ordination Conference, which promotes female priesthood.
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