Most Reverend John C. Wester has issued a statement in support of the First Meeting of State Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Archbishop John C. Wester will hold a virtual press conference on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. MST on his Pastoral Letter "Living in the Light of Christ’s Peace: A Conversation Toward Nuclear Disarmament.”

"As Pope Saint Paul VI explained, because Jesus freely chose only men for apostles,  ‘…in fidelity to the example of the Lord, [the Church] does not consider herself authorized to admit women to priestly ordination.’  Thus, the Roman Catholic Church does not see attempted ordination of women as valid and, indeed, is an excommunicable action.  More info can be found in Ordinatio Sacerdotalis of Pope Saint John Paul II."  Very Reverend Glennon Jones, Vicar General, Vicar for Clergy, Vicar for Religious