Edith Stein, pictured as a student in 1913-1914. / Credit: Public domain
CNA Staff, Aug 9, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).
On Aug. 9 the Catholic Church celebrates the life of philosopher, writer, and religious sister St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, … […]
Pope Francis greets a woman religious at a Mass on the World Day of Consecrated Life, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, on Feb. 2, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media
CNA Staff, Apr 2, 2024 / 12:40 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of April is that the dignity and worth of women be recognized throughout the world.
“In many parts of the world, women are treated like the first thing to get rid of,” Pope Francis said in a video released April 2.
“There are countries where women are forbidden to access aid, open a business, or go to school,” he said, adding: “In these places, they are subject to laws that make them dress a certain way. And in many countries, genital mutilation is still practiced.”
He urged the world to “not deprive women of their voice. Let us not rob all these abused women of their voice. They are exploited, marginalized.”
The Holy Father pointed out that “in theory, we all agree that men and women have the same dignity as persons. But this does not play out in practice.”
“Governments need to commit to eliminate discriminatory laws everywhere and to work toward guaranteeing women’s human rights,” Francis said.
“Let us respect women. Let us respect their dignity, their basic rights. And if we don’t, our society will not progress.”
He concluded with a prayer: “Let us pray that the dignity and worth of women be recognized in every culture, and for an end to the discrimination they face in various parts of the world.”
Pope Francis’ prayer video is promoted by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, which raises awareness of monthly papal prayer intentions.
Pope Francis meets with Argentine pilgrims on Feb. 9, 2024, ahead of the historic canonization of the county’s first female saint on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media
CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 05:00 am (CNA).
On the day before Inter… […]
Photograph of a girl at the border with Ukraine, part of the “Women’s Cry” photo exposition at the Vatican during the month of May 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Prensa
ACI Prensa Staff, May 3, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
A photo exhibition title… […]
Thousands of people demonstrated in front of the Congress of the Union, Mexico’s federal legislature, demanding that lawmakers draft and pass laws protecting the true rights of Mexican women and children. / Credit: National Front for the Family
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CNA Newsroom, Dec 13, 2022 / 11:16 am (CNA).
The organization Pasos por la Vida (Steps for Life) demanded that the federal government, headed by Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, as well as state government… […]
Pope Francis takes questions from members of the press on the flight to Rome from Bahrain. / Alexey Gotovsky/EWTN
Rome Newsroom, Nov 6, 2022 / 10:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis addressed the fight for women’s equality during a press conference aboar… […]
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk records a video message on March 17, 2022. / news.ugcc.ua.
Kyiv, Ukraine, Mar 17, 2022 / 08:02 am (CNA).
The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said on Thursday that women are becoming the “first … […]
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