Women

In his apostolic exhortation “Querida Amazonia” (Beloved Amazonia), Pope Francis made no mention of the idea of ordaining married men to the priesthood so that far-flung Catholic communities would have regular access to the Eucharist.

I, as a woman, exercise my right to choose: to choose to find balance, to choose to find joy in both motherhood and my career, and to choose to recognize the value and goodness that children bring into women’s lives.

How can those in authority encourage women to commit to ministry or careers in the Church? Three critical steps come to mind.

Morrison received the National Humanities Medal in 2000 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.

Women participating in the Walking with Purpose Bible study program at Catholic parishes around the country reported the courses have had a positive impact on their attitudes, lifestyle and relationship with God.

Indigenous participants from South America’s Amazon region attended the Integral Ecology summit at Georgetown University in Washington.

Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of three women and recognized the martyrdom of 14 religious sisters who were killed during the Spanish Civil War.

Ordaining women to the permanent diaconate now, when the church is “crying for ministry,” is a logical way to fulfill its obligation to bring the Gospel to all people, according to panelists at a Jan 15 event at Jesuit-run Fordham University in New York.