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Catholic Women Association (CWA)

Fr. Christopher Geh Kum addressing the new leadership of the Catholic Women Association (CWA) in the Catholic Archdiocese of Douala in Cameroon. Credit: ACI Africa

New leadership of Catholic Women in Cameroonian Archdiocese Urged to “be bold in mission, sacrifice for others”

Oct 22, 2024

The Chaplain of the Catholic Women Association (CWA) in the Catholic Archdiocese of Douala in Cameroon has urged the newly elected leadership of CWA to embrace their mission with boldness and a spirit of sacrifice.

Credit: Buea Diocese

Catholic Women in Cameroon Urged to Live Christian Faith “in all aspects”

Jul 28, 2024

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Buea has called upon members of the Catholic Women Association (CWA) in the Central African nation to be consistent in practising their Christian faith, allowing it to influence all aspects of their lives.

Catholic Women Association Diamond Anniversary in Cameroon: Archbishop Highlights Successes in “great resilience”, Hope

Jul 24, 2024

Members of the Catholic Women Association (CWA) in Cameroon have, over the last six decades, manifested “great resilience” and hope, Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda has said. 

A group of 30 U.S.-based members of the Catholic Women Association (CWA) hailing from the Central African nation of Cameroon attend the United States National Eucharist Congress in Indianapolis. Credit: Victoria Arruda, EWTN News

“A wonderful event”: U.S.-based Cameroonian Catholic Women on National Eucharist Congress in Indianapolis

Jul 19, 2024

A group of 30 U.S.-based members of the Catholic Women Association (CWA) hailing from the Central African nation of Cameroon have lauded the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis as a memorable event that gives them hope to even future participation.

Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo commissioning 2313 CWA members on Saturday, 23 March 2024. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Women Association Members in Nairobi Archdiocese Urged to Be “vessels of hope” in Families

Mar 26, 2024

Members of the  Catholic Women Association (CWA) of the Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya have been urged to strive to do good and be sources of hope in families.

Catholic Women Members offering assistance to some victims in Memfe Diocese. Credit: Emmanuel Ayuni

Catholic Women in Cameroon Fighting Genital Mutilation, Oppression against Girls

Aug 8, 2023

“Violence against women can be defined as a situation in which the oppressor is in a position of controlling the oppressed — something that is very present in Cameroon especially in the northern region,” Aissa Marie Doumara Ngatansou, national coordinator of the Association to Combat Violence Against Women, and a member of Apostolic Women (Dames Apostolique).

Bishop Willybard Lagho commissions 160 new members of the Catholic Women Association at Bishop Francis Baldacchino Primary School Grounds on 29 August 2021. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Malindi/Kenya

Catholic Bishop in Kenya Calls for Parental Support in Fostering Priestly Vocation

Sep 1, 2021

The Bishop of Kenya’s Malindi Diocese has called upon parents in his Episcopal See to encourage vocations to the Priesthood in their respective families amid an increasing number of Parishes in the Kenyan Diocese.

South Sudan’s Small Christian Communities Benefit from Catholic Women COVID-19 Aid

Aug 2, 2020

Members of the Catholic Women Association in South Sudan, a group that empowers women in the Catholic Church spiritually, morally and economically, has extended assistance to families within Small Christian Community Centers (SCCs) in the Diocese of Yei, donating household goods.

Archbishop Anthony Muheria, the Chairman of the Commission for Pastoral and Lay Apostolate under the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), Archbishop of Nyeri. / ACI Africa

“Women are a gift to us,” Kenyan Archbishop to Thousands of Catholic Women Pilgrims

Mar 10, 2020

On the eve of the International Women’s Day (IWD), a Kenyan Prelate hailed the over 20,000 members of the Catholic Women Association (CWA) in Kenya who gathered at the Marian Shrine in Nakuru Diocese for their annual pilgrimage, appreciating them as “a gift to” the Church.