Woman ordained to priesthood in breakaway Catholic church

Sunday, November 18, 2001

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A woman who played a prominent role at the altar in a Roman Catholic congregation that was banished in 1999 for violating Vatican rules was ordained as a priest Saturday by an independent Catholic bishop.

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