The report found that Catholic initiatives addressing the refugee crisis are marked by their commitment to a range of Catholic social teaching, including respect for life, a commitment to the common good, care for the earth and promoting the dignity of work.
Women’s Issues
Posted inFaith and Reason, Politics & Society
#MeToo shows the dangers of ‘end-less’ sex. ‘Humanae Vitae’ shows the way forward.
What is the true end of sex?
Posted inFaith, News
Vatican magazine: Nuns are often treated like servants by cardinals and bishops
“Behind all this is the unfortunate idea…that priests are everything in the church while sisters are nothing.”
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Three years later, how the Chibok girls have become a symbol of resilience
On April 14, 2014, 276 girls were abducted from a boarding school in Nigeria by Boko Haram militants.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Fasting, fat shaming and finding Christ in my body
People like me have unconsciously learned to hate the bodies God created because they do not meet the standard created by society.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Parishes should welcome women who feel unheard, Catholic leaders say in response to ‘America’ survey
“Women’s perspectives should be at the heart of conversations about how to build up the church,” said Kim Daniels.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Sexism and London: A fundraiser stained by misogyny reaches its end
Reports that dozens of “hostesses” were sexually harassed at the Presidents Club fundraiser led several charities to return donations from the event.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Catholics are just as likely to get an abortion as other U.S. women. Why?
Compared with other religious groups, Catholic women choosing abortion are more likely to be older and married—and most want to have children in the future.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
What do (Catholic) women want?
You have heard it said, “Who run the world? Girls” (Bey 4:12). But we ask: Who runs the church?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
‘Machismo’ culture blinds women’s leading role in society, Pope Francis says
Society cannot look the other way and allow a culture that demeans the dignity of women to persist, Pope Francis said.