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Pope Francis Responds to Critics of His Comments on Women in Belgium
“A woman is more important than a man, but it is terrible when a woman wants to be a man: No, she is a woman,” the pope had said in Belgium.
Court fines Belgian Cardinal, Archbishop for Denying Woman Admission to Diaconate
The two prelates will have to pay 1,500 euro (about $1,605) each, the court ordered.
Pope Francis: It’s Our Duty to Give a Voice to Women Who are Victims of Abuse
The pope said that violence against women must be “eliminated from its roots” — namely prejudiced ideas that see people as “objects.”
Give Women “political muscle” for National Development: Nigerian Catholic Archbishop
For Nigerian women to be active in national matters including the development of the nation, they need to be strengthened politically alongside receiving quality education, a Catholic Archbishop in the West African country has said.
Catholic Entity Launches “Gift” Initiative to Address Sanitation among Zimbabwean Women
The overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, is providing basic hygiene products to women and girls in Zimbabwe’s Catholic Diocese of Mutare in an initiative the agency has dubbed “Dignity Gift”.
Catholic Bishops’ Study in Mozambique Shows Poor Women, Children among Trafficking Victims
Catholic Bishops in Mozambique have, in a study, established various categories of victims of human trafficking, including “poor women, children and adolescents.”
Missionaries in Ethiopia Giving Women in Complicated Relationships Second Chance in Life
A Catholic Missionary Nun in Ethiopia’s Apostolic Prefecture of Robe is helping women in abusive relationships, those who have had children with several men, and others in various complicated relationships to become self-reliant.
Nigeria-based Catholic Entity Highlights Plight of Women in Conflict-Ridden Kaduna Region
The leadership of a Catholic-based policy research institute in Nigeria has, in an interview, highlighted the plight of women who are victims of the violent conflict bedeviling the Southern part of the territory of the Archdiocese of Kaduna.
Zambian Bishop Cautions against Appointing Women in Government for “fashion, escape route”
The Bishop of Zambia’s Solwezi Diocese has urged political parties in the Southern African country to appoint women because they qualify for the positions in leadership and not for their own selfish reasons.
I Was Strongly Opposed as a Woman in Church Leadership, Former Official in Zambia Recounts
The former Secretary General of the United Church of Zambia, a union of Churches in the Southern African nation has narrated her experience at the helm of Church leadership in the country, recalling that she always faced opposition on the basis of her gender.
South Sudan’s Rumbek Diocese Trains Women on Peace and Reconciliation
South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek in collaboration with peace organizations in the country is realizing a training aimed to equip women in the East-Central African country with reconciliation and mediation skills to enable them prevent conflicts and promote peace in their respective communities.
Salesian Missionaries Helping South Sudanese Women Venture into ‘Men’s Careers’
Esbella Paul Modi faced harsh criticism from her family and her friends when she announced that she had decided to pursue a technical course after she completed high school studies where she performed exceptionally well.
South Sudanese Leaders Urged to “appoint more women in the State Governments”
Days after South Sudan’s President appointed State Governors and Chief Administrators, a Prelate in the East-Central African nation has weighed in on the gender imbalance in the appointments and urged the Presidency to reach out to the appointed South Sudanese leaders and give a chance to women leadership.
In Querida Amazonia, Pope Calls for Women in Church Leadership, But Not Diaconate
Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the Amazon calls for women in the South American region to be included in new forms of service in the Church, but not within the ordained ministries of the permanent diaconate or priesthood.
Pope Francis: Honor the Dignity of Women for a Better World in 2020
Pope Francis began the new year with a call for the dignity of women to be honored -- not exploited for profit and pornography -- in 2020.
