Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:23:47 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Student takes menstrual poverty fight national /item/34504-student-takes-menstrual-poverty-fight-national /item/34504-student-takes-menstrual-poverty-fight-national

Holding her high schoolöĎÓăĘÓƵapp first free menstrual product dispenser against the washroom wall, period rights activist Jada Malott couldn’t help but get emotional as she watched the facility service person screw in the bolts.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0400
Sr. Helena Burns: You can’t have it all … and thatöĎÓăĘÓƵapp OK /opinion/guest-columnists/item/32201-sr-helena-burns-you-can-t-have-it-all-and-that-s-ok /opinion/guest-columnists/item/32201-sr-helena-burns-you-can-t-have-it-all-and-that-s-ok

Ladies, you’re being lied to. You can’t have it all. (And while we’re at it, all what?) No one can or does “have it all.”

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burnsh@catholicregister.org (Sr. Helena Burns, FSP) Guest Columns Sat, 10 Oct 2020 11:13:23 -0400
Pope praises women's consultation group at Council for Culture /faith/item/32191-pope-praises-women-s-consultation-group-at-council-for-culture /faith/item/32191-pope-praises-women-s-consultation-group-at-council-for-culture

VATICAN CITY - 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 that they represent a "novelty" at the Holy See.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Vatican Thu, 08 Oct 2020 14:22:02 -0400
Women vital to seminaries: Ouellet /home/international/item/31521-women-vital-to-seminaries-ouellet /home/international/item/31521-women-vital-to-seminaries-ouellet

VATICAN CITY -- The Church must “radically change” how priests interact with women, starting by injecting more female voices into priestly formation at seminaries, said Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet.

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cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) International Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:11:49 -0400
Will 2020 be turning point for women at the Vatican? /faith/item/30993-will-2020-be-turning-point-for-women-at-the-vatican /faith/item/30993-will-2020-be-turning-point-for-women-at-the-vatican

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis opened 2020 with a strong call to acknowledge the dignity of women, end violence against them and stop the exploitation of womenöĎÓăĘÓƵapp bodies.

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cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Faith Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:00:08 -0500
Young women urged to reject ego, focus on life of integrity, honesty /home/international/item/29752-young-women-urged-to-reject-ego-focus-on-life-of-integrity-honesty /home/international/item/29752-young-women-urged-to-reject-ego-focus-on-life-of-integrity-honesty

WASHINGTON -- Spiritual advice was mixed with practical suggestions at the GIVEN Catholic Young Women's Leadership Forum held at The Catholic University of America in Washington.

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International Mon, 17 Jun 2019 13:13:00 -0400
Panel: Empowering women must not come at the cost of femininity, human dignity /home/international/item/29217-panel-empowering-women-must-not-come-at-the-cost-of-femininity-human-dignity /home/international/item/29217-panel-empowering-women-must-not-come-at-the-cost-of-femininity-human-dignity UNITED NATIONS – Women should not be required to divest themselves of femininity to achieve empowerment and gender equality, according to panelists at a March 19 event at the United Nations.
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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 21 Mar 2019 09:22:53 -0400
Mother-daughter bond continues to blossom and grow /item/29196-mother-daughter-bond-continues-to-blossom-and-grow /item/29196-mother-daughter-bond-continues-to-blossom-and-grow

Natalie and Isabella Bruno are two ladies that any woman would be lucky to have in their corner. This mother-daughter duo are best friends who have grown in faith together, and on March 22 they hope to help other mothers and daughters do the same.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:59:28 -0400
Christians and Jews must join to fight hatred, promote women, Pope Francis says /home/international/item/29133-christians-and-jews-must-join-to-fight-hatred-promote-women-pope-francis-says /home/international/item/29133-christians-and-jews-must-join-to-fight-hatred-promote-women-pope-francis-says VATICAN – Engaging in any form of anti-Semitism is a direct contradiction with the Christian faith, Pope Francis said.
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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Fri, 08 Mar 2019 09:29:21 -0500
Johanne Brownrigg: Who has the courage to follow Jody Wilson-Raybould's path? /opinion/guest-columnists/item/29111-johanne-brownrigg-who-has-the-courage-to-follow-jody-wilson-raybould-s-path /opinion/guest-columnists/item/29111-johanne-brownrigg-who-has-the-courage-to-follow-jody-wilson-raybould-s-path

Catholics have been reminded repeatedly they must separate Church and State. In government, medicine, law, public policy or discourse, we are expected to leave Him who shapes our life and our conscience at home. 

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Guest Columnists Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:29:38 -0500