Sarah Ramey in her new book: “My case went unsolved for fourteen years because no one would listen to me and the reason they would not listen to me is because I am a woman.”
Women’s Issues
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
I see my own pro-life feminism in Amy Coney Barrett
As I watch Amy Coney Barrett’s resilience and composure during the confirmation hearings, I wonder if I, too, could live a bit louder as the woman I am.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Review: ‘The Glorias’ portrays a feminist icon in four ways (and with few flaws)
We meet Gloria the journalist, world-traveler, daughter, friend and reluctant spokeswoman of the feminist movement.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis: Lack of money shouldn’t impede health care
Pope Francis said that when it comes to treating patients, especially women, doctors and medical institutions should place their care above financial gain.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
How Covid-19 made sex trafficking in Latin America much worse
The trafficking of women in Latin America has increased with the Covid-19 pandemic, according to church activists.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Kamala Harris is the future of American religion
Kamala Harris’ selection as the Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee has prompted discussion about her ethnic and religious background and what it means for the future of religion in the United States.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Black Catholics laud Kamala Harris pick; others scrutinize past record
Joe Biden’s choice of Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, as his vice presidential running mate elicited broad smiles from key black Catholics. Others, though, started criticizing her record nearly as soon as the pick was publicized Aug. 11.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Kamala Harris brings Baptist, interfaith roots to Democratic ticket
The 55-year-old first-term Democratic senator, whose name means “lotus” in the Sanskrit language, identifies as a Baptist as an adult and brought another faith into her life in 2014 when she married Douglas Emhoff, a Jewish attorney.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Domestic violence epidemic hits Mexico during coronavirus lockdown
Mexico has long been plagued by often brutal violence against women and children. Just under 11 women are killed on average each day in Mexico because of gender-based violence.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The Catholic Church’s fight against gender-based violence in Nigeria
The Nigerian governors’ forum has declared a state of emergency because of the upsurge of violence against women.