You have heard it said, “Who run the world? Girls” (Bey 4:12). But we ask: Who runs the church? Popes, of course. But across the country there are dedicated women of faith taking the lead in parishes, schools, social ministries—and magazines. Our guest this week is one of them. Kerry Weber is an executive editor at […]
Women’s Issues
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Why pro-life feminism is more important now than ever
For over 45 years, Feminists for Life has been committed to ending the practice and legality of abortion and promoting the feminism of Susan B. Anthony.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
‘No one can replace a mother,’ Chilean inmate tells Pope Francis
Pope Francis has visited other prisons, but this was the first time on his travels as pope that he visited one just for women. He was greeted by women standing with their babies in their arms.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
A Crisis of Catholic Women?
All the women who responded to this survey still identify themselves as Catholic, however far they may have strayed from a consistent practice of the faith they were raised in.
Posted inFaith, Features
The humble, indispensable women leading the Catholic Church you’ve (probably) never heard of
The church may benefit from a more deliberate effort to reach out to Catholic women.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: The Work of the Women’s March Remains Undone
The march’s rallying call last January became even more poignant in the year that followed.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
For Catholic women, the relationship between faith and politics is subtle—and sometimes in conflict
Few Catholic women say they look to the church for help in deciding how to vote, even while about half say Catholic teaching on key political issues is important to them.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
The Political Leanings of Catholic Women
Catholic women may be poised to help Democrats in 2018.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Review: The next generation of Palestinian women has a different kind of story to tell
For filmgoers depressed by films from Israel and Palestine, “In Between” offers a change of place and point-of-view.