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Pope criticises media’s ‘ambiguous’ role in campaign to stop violence against women
Calling violence against women a “poisonous weed” that must be eradicated, Pope Francis has told the media that their campaigns to stop the violence often are offset by the way they glorify a person’s ability “to attract and dominate the other”. Source: CNS.
‘Older sisters’ to mentor and support young Catholic women
A new pilot mentoring program aims to ensure young Catholic women of the Sydney Archdiocese will have an “older sister” to lean on and learn from. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Synod hears women have been encouraged and rejected by the Church
The life of women in the Church “is full of scars” and alternating experiences of being encouraged or rejected, members of the assembly of the Synod on Synodality have heard. Source: CNS.
Applications open for the Australian Catholic Young Women’s Fellowship
Applications are now open for the Australian Catholic Young Women’s Fellowship for 2024-2025, the Bishops Commission for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry has announced. Source: The Bridge.
Australian Catholic women echo global call for Church reform
Although Australian Catholic women are frustrated about discrimination, abuse and patriarchy in the Church, a study has exposed a surprising generational divide. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Women to vote in Synod assembly for first time
The Synod of Bishops will include female voting members for the first time, organisers revealed yesterday in a landmark development for the Church’s Synod process. Source: The Tablet.
Top Synod cardinal says Church could revisit ban on ordaining women
A newly named top adviser to Pope Francis and leading organiser of the Vatican’s Synod process says it might one day be possible to revisit Pope John Paul II’s prohibition on the ordination of women to the priesthood. Source: NCR Online.
CatholicCare board member named NSW Woman of the Year
CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes board member Lynda Edwards has been named the 2023 New South Wales Woman of the Year.
Pope Francis applauds women on International Women’s Day
Marking International Women’s Day yesterday, Pope Francis called for a round of applause for women, saying “they deserve it”, while praising their “ability to construct a more humane society”. Source: Vatican News.