We Are Church Intl.

FAITH AND pOWER: THE THEOLOGY OF THE TECH BROS

with Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Palaver

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Palaver, as the former Head of the Research Platform “ World Order – Religion – Violence ” at the University of Innsbruck, was invited to carry out research at Stanford University (California, USA) where he met the billionaire Peter Thiel with whom he remains in contact to this day. He is very aware of the radical right tendencies in US politics and the manner in which Christianity is misused.  Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Palaver will set out how this undermines the core Christian message. He is an expert on the relationship between violence and religion. For many years, he has also been engaged in interreligious dialogue at both local and international levels. He is the president of the Austrian section of Pax Christi and he is a Personal Representative to the OSCE to fight against intolerance, racism and discrimination, including against Christians and Members of other religions.

Join us on Thursday, 27 May 2026
for

Equality for Women in the Church: Time for Action

with Anne Soupa

from 20:00-21:30 CET

Anne Soupa is a French Theologian and Journalist. She has actively campaigned for the equality of women in the Catholic Church for more than 3 decades. She was a co-founder of “The Committee of the Skirt” and in 2020 she campaigned to be elected Archbishop of Lyon to highlight the invisibility of women.

Ann Soupa will speak for 40 Minutes (in French, subtitles available in your language), 
followed by a Question and Answer session in English. 

Register in advance for this meeting:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cIW4kr0nQHicoJS3Ut1e7A
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 

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Als kluger welterfahrener Teamplayer setzt Papst Leo das fort und um, was sein charismatischer Vorgänger zu Recht aufgerüttelt und entfesselt...

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Shared Reflection for the Eucharist on 11 April 2026

Theme: Fraternity (and Sorority)

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The report Rome buried — and couldn’t keep secret

by Colm Holmes in Flashes

 

April 2026 celebrates 50 years since the Pontifical Biblical Commission declared women could be ordained.

The Commission...

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Women resisting patriarchy: Soline Vatinel

 

... I had gone to Ireland for my University studies, and it was there that at Easter in my first year (1974) I had an experience of God’s...

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Prize "For Freedom in the Church"

 [ German original ]

 by Martha Heizer

Since Wir sind Kirche was awarded the Herbert Haag Prize "For Freedom in the Church" in 1996, I have...

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FRAUEN VERDIENEN BESSERES

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Am 10. März veröffentlichte der Vatikan seinen „Abschlussbericht” zur mehrjährigen Studie „Die Teilnahme von Frauen am Leben und...

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PATRIARCHY Rules

We Are Church International is very disappointed with the Final Report for Study Group 5 on Women which confirms that the Patriarchy has one clear priority:...

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International Womens Day - Pakistan - 2026

I am pleased to share that a meaningful International Women’s Day event was held at Sacred Heart Parish, organized by the Active Youth Group, with the...

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Shared Reflection for the Eucharist on 14 February 2026

Love in Action

1. It is easy to love people next to you. But what about human rights in many countries? Actions are important.

2. The song says, “It’s...

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We Are Church greets the new Archbishop of Canterbury

We Are Church International warmly congratulates Dame Sarah Mullally on her appointment as the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury! She is a prophetic witness to women everywhere that God calls whom God wants to call, regardless of gender!

The Anglican Church has courageously addressed the same questions that the Roman Catholic Church continues to deny time and time again. Change is never easy. The status quo is seen as a safe haven again and again. Our world needs more prophetic and courageous women to confirm that all genders are equal not just in heaven but in our world today. Jesus treated women as equals and so should the Roman Catholic Church.

We Are Church International wishes Dame Sarah well in the important leadership role to which she has been elected. We thank her for being a great example of Christian leadership which we hope will soon be found in our church as well!

Women resisting patriarchy

On 14 March 2026 Soline Humbert was invited to speak to the Catholic Women's Council about her life-long work to gain justice for women in the Roman Catholic Church.

Soline's story

We Are Church at the 2025 Asian Youth Academy /Asian Theology Forum in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Martin Schockenhoff from Wir Sind Kirche, Germany, is representing We Are Church at this year's forum.  He is pictured with friends from past years. 

"As a relevant spiritual formation project for young activists, the AYA/ATF places much emphasis on their religious identity amid the all-things-mixed global world. It also aims to make them what Pope Francis calls “missionary disciples” armed with strong Christian identity with socio-political awareness, socio-cultural analysis and spiritualty."

The emphasis at this year's forum is on:

  • "Asian Christianity’s Critical Approach to COP 30,
  • UN-led SDGs
  • Religious Nationalism from the View of Peoples Caught in a Desperate Situation in Asia"
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"We are all ONE Sacred Community, of equals sharing Life in Christ. 
We desire that this equality be a hallmark of our Church."  
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Eucharist - Thanksgiving

For several decades many in the We Are Church movement have met regularly to celebrate the Eucharist together in our homes and at other gatherings. The arrival of the Covid pandemic led to a switch early in 2020 to holding these Eucharists online using ZOOM.

Celebrating ZOOM Eucharists has brought We Are Church closer together as a movement.

We have gathered some of the texts we have used for these Eucharists which we hope may encourage others to organise a house Eucharist or ZOOM Eucharist with a group of friends.

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We celebrate monthly Eucharists
with international participants
on Saturdays at 16.30 hrs
Central European Time

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