The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:52:19 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Conference puts women at centre stage /features/call-to-service/item/31305-conference-puts-women-at-centre-stage /features/call-to-service/item/31305-conference-puts-women-at-centre-stage

ThereöÏÓãÊÓƵapp a long-held perception that the voice of women in the Church is one that is seldom heard. ItöÏÓãÊÓƵapp why Colleen Carroll Campbell sees the importance of galvanizing that voice so that it doesn’t get drowned out.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Call to Service Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:14:05 -0400 Mary Magdalene honoured with feast day, speaks to dignity of women /faith/item/22664-mary-magdalene-honoured-with-feast-day-speaks-to-dignity-of-women /faith/item/22664-mary-magdalene-honoured-with-feast-day-speaks-to-dignity-of-women

Now that the memorial to St. Mary Magdalene is a feast day, all that remains is for Catholics to decide how they will feast.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Faith Sun, 10 Jul 2016 16:00:00 -0400 Church must ‘retune’ relations with women /item/22426-church-must-retune-relations-with-women /item/22426-church-must-retune-relations-with-women

MONTREAL – The time has come for the Roman Catholic Church to rethink its patriarchal structure and build a stronger relationship with women, a prominent Benedictine monk from South America told delegates, comprising mostly nuns, at the assembly of the Canadian Religious Conference.

]]> Canada Wed, 01 Jun 2016 14:41:11 -0400 Time to rethink role of women in Church /opinion/columnists/item/22394-time-to-rethink-role-of-women-in-church /opinion/columnists/item/22394-time-to-rethink-role-of-women-in-church

Does anybody today believe men are intellectually superior to women because of their gender? The question is not about the intelligence of an individual man or woman, but collectively. Simply put: if you have the Y chromosome does it make you smarter?

]]> robertbrehl@catholicregister.org (Robert Brehl) Robert Brehl Thu, 26 May 2016 14:11:32 -0400