Irish bishops choose woman to head steering group for synodal pathway
By Michael Kelly – The Irish Catholic bishops have chosen a laywoman to head preparations for a national synod, due to be held in the next five...
Category: Women and the Church
Pope Appoints First Woman to Senior Synod Post
By Cindy Wooden – Xaviere Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart will not be the first woman undersecretary of a major Vatican office, but she will be the first...
Lectors, acolytes: Formal installation means more than service at Mass
By Cindy Wooden – More than 40 years ago, then-Archbishop William Borders of Baltimore issued a pastoral letter signalling his intention to ask that the “official ministries”...
Woman in charge at the SACBC
Sr Hermenegild Makoro CPS served for 15 years in the general secretariat of the bishops’ conference. The SACBC’s first-ever woman secretary-general will be succeeded in the new...
Dorothy Day’s Focus on the Neglected Would Resonate in Covid-19 Era
By Kurt Jensen – Dorothy Day’s need to connect with others and keep neglected people front and centre would fit perfectly in the COVID-19 era. The 40th...
During Pandemic, Some Ugandan Catholic Women Consider Using Birth Control
By Tonny Onyulo – Agnes Muhozi, 43, sat on the ground waiting for her turn to receive oral contraceptive pills for the first time at Soroti Hospital...
Build A Longer Table: Women At Tables Of Decision-Making In The Church
By Kerry Alys Robinson – The Catholic Church is the largest global humanitarian network with enormous potential, and therefore responsibility, to address human suffering and complex global challenges....
Pope Hails Great Doctor of the Church St Hildegard of Bingen
Four years after the Pontifical Council for Culture instituted a Permanent Women’s Consultation Group to bring women’s experiences and voices to the council’s deliberations, Pope Francis noted...
Walking With Purpose Bible studies for Catholic women go virtual amid pandemic
The organisation Walking With Purpose has adapted its signature face-to-face Bible study groups into a virtual study program “that has become a lifeline for women during this...
Sr Sue Rakoczy: What Restricts Women in Taking Leadership
Sister Sue Rakoczy IHM – In your front-page article of August 29, Bishop Victor Phalana of Klerksdorp makes a strong call for women’s leadership in the Church....
Bishop Victor Phalana: It’s Time for Women to Step Up in Church
By Agnes Aineah – A bishop has lauded women who assume ministerial roles in the absence of clergy, and urged the local Church to find ways...
Tribute to Two Great SA Women of Faith
In the space of a few days, two great women of faith passed away. Sydney Duval, who knew both of them, pays tribute. This month, the Church...
