women

Reflection Date: December 30, 2023
Let us be aware of how, in our lives, need to balance different aspects of our lives.

Reflection Date: September 22, 2023
Jesus welcomed women into his fellowship against societal standards

Reflection Date: July 18, 2023
Let us think back on the brave people who have made our lives better.

Reflection Date: July 10, 2023
Dreams confirmed God's covenant.

As a two-day Caritas Internationalis conference gets underway in Paris, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and various keynote speakers highlight the harsh realities and injustices many women face around the world, and pledge to work together to create a more just and equal society for all.

"Peace is desperately needed," Pope Francis declares.

Reflection Date: September 16, 2022
“The call to discipleship is not just addressed to men but also women.”

Every year on August 9, the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed.
This year's theme is "The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge."

An Indian, Gitanjali Babbar, founded the non-profit organization Kat-Katha in 2011 to create a safe space for the sex workers to live independently.

Cardinal Charles M. Bo, the president of the Federation of the Bishops’ Conferences of Asia (FABC) speaks on the important role of women in evangelization.

The International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation: February 6
FGM has become a severe form of discrimination against girls and women.

Reflection Date: September 17, 2021
Women provided for them out of their own resources.

Our family bonds will be stronger and become deeper if we can develop a more wholesome and participatory approach to our food preparation and eating habits.

Women in Myanmar have been playing a key role in protest demonstrations against the February military coup.

International Women's Day is celebrated every March 8 around the world. It is a focal point in the movement for women's rights.

In 2012, the UN General Assembly designated February 6 as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, with the aim to amplify and direct the efforts on the elimination of this practice.

Let us pray for women who are victims of violence, that they may be protected by society and have their sufferings considered and heeded by all.

Pope Francis, in another step toward greater equality for women in the Catholic Church, issued a decree allowing women to serve as readers at liturgies, altar servers, and distributors of communion.

It is necessary to protect women during the coronavirus pandemic. These measures applied to the current pandemic can be integrated into crisis response policies.

We pray that by the virtue of baptism, the laity, especially women, may participate more in areas of responsibility in the Church, without falling into forms of clericalism that diminish the lay charism.