WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Council of Catholic Women was established in Washington by the U.S. bishops in 1920. In a nod to those roots, the NCCW will hold its centennial convention in the Virginia suburbs of the nation’s capital next summer. Planning for the 100th anniversary has been taking place for three years already, […]
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ROME –Pope Francis has called for a more “incisive” feminine presence in the Catholic Church, and his appeal has revived discussion about women’s priestly ordination – something the pontiff has repeatedly insisted is a closed door that he doesn’t intend to open. On Wednesday, several nuns serving women and girls in conflict areas weighed in […]
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ROME – Once again the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is pondering the idea of married priests, with a Vatican news bulletin Tuesday indicating that someone during the morning session raised the possibility of a “faculty to dispense from celibacy in order to be able to ordained married men as ‘ministers,’ under the supervision […]
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ROME – Not wasting any time, the chairman of Pope Francis’s Synod of Bishops on the Amazon kicked things off Monday morning by putting the hotly contested issues of married priests and the role of woman squarely on the assembly’s table. “Another issue consists in the lack of priests at the service of local communities […]
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ROME – As the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon approaches, women from several religious orders and organizations have banded together to demand they be given voting rights during the meeting, a privilege typically awarded only to ordained men. “These are the modern-day suffragettes,” Deborah Rose Milavec, Co-Director of the Future Church advocacy organization, said […]
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ROME – Africa’s top prelate has hit back against the notion that clerical sexual abuse is a purely western problem, saying it happens on his home turf, too. Speaking to Crux, Cardinal Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo said: “Crimes of sexual abuse offend our Lord, cause physical, psychological and spiritual damage to the victims and harm the […]
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ROME – As Catholic women continue to push for more leadership in the Church, at least one member of the hierarchy has said the general mindset on women must break away from antiquated categories and delve into what they actually bring to the table. When it comes to giving women an authoritative voice in the […]
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ROME – Pope Francis’s surprise visit to the Vincentian Daughters of Charity last Sunday was not only another illustration of his personal affection for those around him, but it also shed light on the order itself, which has a history of serving popes and which seems to be emerging as a Francis favorite. Not only […]
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ROME – At the close of a high-stakes meeting last week, bishops from throughout Africa said the event was a sign of hope, and they also doubled down on their commitment to evangelization, specifically highlighting the role of laypeople. July 20-29 the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) celebrated both its Golden […]
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Thandeka Langa. More than a dozen like-minded Christian women recently attended the fourth Christian Woman in Business (CWIB) get-together at the Choose Life Church in Pretoria East. These meetings are held to encourage Christian women to find their voice in the world, grow and learn to be the best versions of themselves. The theme of […]
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