Father Patrick Briscoe, O.P., writes about recently serving as chaplain at a discernment retreat for young Catholic women in Michigan. Each of these women, who traveled from across the country, asked the same question: “What will be the place of Christ in
The Our Sunday Visitor Editorial board highlights the urgent need to address the significant shift in religious observance trends among Generation Z, particularly the unprecedented departure of young women from the Church, as revealed by a recent survey. This trend, influenced by
Governments must eliminate laws discriminating against women and help guarantee women's human rights, Pope Francis said.
"Let us respect women. Let us respect their dignity, their basic rights. And if we don't, our society will not progress," the pope said in a video
Serenity Quesnelle saw six fertility doctors, went through multiple procedures and braved surgery in the hopes of conceiving a child. After four years, one of her doctors felt that nothing more could be done and asked Quesnelle to write down the number
Women facing infertility are urged to remember they are not alone. Catholic women, through their experiences and support ministries, highlight the importance of community, faith, and recognizing one’s inherent value and potential for life-giving contributions beyond biological motherhood. They advocate for embracing
International Women's Day has long been an occasion for women and men connected to the Vatican to gather to discuss the role of women in the church and society.
But with the full participation of women at the synod on synodality and the
The first assembly of the synod on synodality demonstrated that an effective way to break the chains of clericalism and highlight the voices and experience of women in the church is to begin by listening and praying together before discussing issues, said
Sociologist Tricia C. Bruce has dedicated her career to trying to understand American Catholics' attitudes and behavior. She will draw on that experience in her new role as a consultor to the General Secretariat of the Synod, which she expects to include
The importance of women in the Catholic Church cannot be "reduced" to the question of ministry, Pope Francis told members of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Pope Francis made his remarks Feb. 8 in the context of
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The world and the Catholic Church must respect and defend women and foster a motherly care for others to end dehumanizing cycles of violence, Pope Francis said. “The church needs Mary in order to recover her own feminine