A Church inclusive of women is a more synodal Church, speakers say

A more inclusive attitude and a co-operative approach that includes women are needed for the future of the Church and society, said a number of Vatican officials. The three Vatican officials and a top member of a Vatican commission were part of a panel of speakers invited by the Australian Embassy to the Holy See to mark International Women’s Day on 8th March with a... Read More

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March 7, 2021

Education is key to empowering women, says Ghanaian nun-doctor

Equal access to education is the only means by which women can get into and sustain leadership positions in society, said a Ghanaian nun and medical doctor. Speaking in advance of International Women’s Day, 8th March, Sr Lucy Hometowu, superior general of the Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church, said “women need to be empowered to have access to health, education, economic opportunities and be free... Read More

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February 6, 2021

Pope: Violence against women displays cowardice and degrades all of humanity

Abuses and violence against women are “acts of cowardice and a degradation of all humanity,” Pope Francis said. “We must not look the other way. Let us pray for women who are victims of violence, that they may be protected by society and have their sufferings considered and heeded by all,” he said. The pope’s remarks were part of a video message... Read More

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January 28, 2021

Pope adds more women scholars to biblical commission

Renewing the membership of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, a body of scholars that engages in research for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Pope Francis added two more women experts. With the addition of Benedicte Lemmelijn, an Old Testament scholar from Belgium, and Maria Armida Nicolaci, a New Testament scholar from Italy, five women are... Read More

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January 13, 2021

Pope amends Canon Law so women can be installed as lectors and acolytes

Recognising “the gifts of each baptised person” – women and men – Pope Francis has ordered a change to Canon Law and liturgical norms so that women can be formally installed as lectors and acolytes. “A consolidated practice in the Latin church has confirmed, in fact, that such lay ministries, being based on the sacrament... Read More

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October 30, 2020

World and theology need intelligence and gifts of women, pope tells scholars

The Catholic Church needs to rediscover its maternal heart and the world needs Mary’s motherly guidance so it can become a place where everyone is welcomed as brothers and sisters, Pope Francis said. “We need maternity, those who generate and regenerate life with tenderness, because only giving, caring and sharing hold the human family together,”... Read More

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October 10, 2020

Pope praises women’s consultation group at Council for Culture

Four years after the Pontifical Council for Culture instituted a Permanent Women’s Consultation Group to bring women’s experiences and voices to the council’s deliberations, Pope Francis noted that they represent a “novelty” at the Holy See. In fact, he said, “for the first time, a dicastery has involved a group of women by making them... Read More

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August 16, 2020

Listening to women can save lives during pandemic, sociologist says

Women in Ghana and other West African nations have suffered disproportionately during the global Covid-19 pandemic in large part because they have been excluded from positions of power and decision-making, a Catholic sociologist said. Miriam Rahinatu Iddrisu, the sociologist and gender specialist, said that women’s input could have helped alleviate a range of problems from... Read More

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August 8, 2020

Pope names six women to previously all-male Council for Economy

Renewing the membership of the Vatican Council for the Economy, Pope Francis named six women to the previously all-male board that oversees the financial operations of all Vatican offices and entities. Statutes for the council, approved by the pope in 2015, say the body will have 15 members: eight cardinals or bishops and seven laypeople,... Read More

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June 24, 2020

Women religious honored for work on pandemic’s front lines

Women religious working “on the front lines,” exposed to the coronavirus yet continuing to care for abandoned children, working to alleviate poverty, providing health care and helping victims of human trafficking are not “super women,” said Comboni Sr Alicia Vacas. Instead, they are women with great faith, compassion, generosity and determination, she said, “but also... Read More

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