“87-year-old pope will go to the women's section of Rebibbia Prison on the outskirts of Rome. And as as he did last year at a juvenile corrections facility in another of the Italian capital,”
“Decidedly, things continue to be at a standstill for women in the Catholic Church! Not surprisingly,... participants at the Synod assembly on ecclesial reform, which has just completed its first session, expressed the most opposition to proposals concerning the role of women... ”
“The Institut Catholique of Paris (ICP), which was founded in 1875 and counts numerous cardinals and bishops among its alumni, has appointed the first-ever layperson to be dean of its Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies. Anne-Sophie Vivier-Muresan, a 45-year-old theology professor”
“A 900 page report commissioned by L'Arche, the most famous organization which he founded, has discovered that during the period from 1952 to his death in 2019, Vanier was involved in at least twenty-five abusive relationships with women.”
“The recent “women’s uprisings” in Iran have brought turmoil to the country for months now. With each passing day, they have protested against the mandatory wearing of the hijab,[1] and this has become a global protest against the Islamic Republic and its supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. ”
“La Croix Africa: Pope Francis has met with victims of the violence committed in Eastern Congo, which affects women even more seriously than it does others. What are the main causes of this violence against women?”
“The 26th International Days of Saint Francis de Sales were held from January 25-27 in the Marian shrine town of Lourdes, in southern France. The theme of the three-day gather was "How can we make ourselves heard? Great Catholic voices respond".”
“A French Catholic magazine has revealed that a second woman accused Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the Canadian prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, of "sexual misconduct" back in 2020. The new allegation, which was reported on January 19 by the Lyon-based weekly Golias, was confirmed”
“The Archdiocese of Paris has filed a report concerning its ex-abp, M. Aupetit, with the capital's Public Prosecutor's Office. An email correspondence that was discovered between the archbishop and an unidentified woman led to the belief that there may have been a sexual nature relationship.”
“"Hear the voices of women from around the world." That's the message the Catholic Women's Council (CWC), an umbrella group of more than 60 groups from across the globe, has tried to convey to the Synod of Bishops in a new report released this week. The 18-page document, ”
“In his patient drive for a synodal Church, Pope Francis speaks of a "different Church" (not a new Church). In doing so, he is picking up the wisdom of Yves Congar OP from all those years ago. A different Church can only come about only with change.”
“A group of women has been meeting every week for the past five years at the Christ the King (Christ-Roi) Parish in the Archdiocese of Tours in central France for a moment of prayer. Their group is called the "Samaritan Women".”
“Sr. Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E., Secr Gnl of the Governorate of the Vatican City State; Sr. Yvonne Reungoat, F.M.A, former Superior Gnl of the Salesian Sisters; Dr. Maria Lia Zervino, President of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations are the three women appointed to the dicastery”
“Pope Francis has announced plans to make two women members of the Vatican office that helps him in the appointment of Catholic bishops around the world...the pope also noted that a lay person could be named head of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, and even the Apostolic Library.”
“The Second Assembly of Australia's Plenary Council was disrupted after more than 60 of the 277 members protested over issues of women and the Church, including considering women for ministry as deacons.”
“Gabriella Gambino, undersecretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, made that appeal on Tuesday during a press conference to present the program of the next World Meeting of Families, which will be held June 22-26 in Rome.”
“The Gospel reading continues with Jesus saying to the scribes and Pharisees, "'Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her'… and in response, they went away one by one, beginning with the elders"”
“She was one of 18 laypersons – including 17 women – who were officially commissioned by Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck on March 12 during a Mass in Essen's cathedral to celebrate baptisms.”
“Even Pope Francis, despite his warm and pastoral nature, clearly struggles in trying to understand and relate to women, particularly with regard to his language. His "strawberry on the cake" comments are embarrassing.”
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