The daylong event will be Saturday, Sept. 17 at St. Mary Church in Alexandria.
Eucharist will be focus of Catholic Women’s Conference
LCWR president outlines ‘map-shaping’ concepts for future of religious life
Staring down a future of uncertainty, religious life finds itself in need of a map, the outgoing president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious told the organization’s members.
Bishops must be good listeners, says nun at Vatican who helps select them
He has to be a shepherd who is “close to the people entrusted to him, he has to know how to involve priests, laity and religious, and people of different generations.”
Pope names three women to office that helps him choose bishops
The members include two religious sisters and a lay woman.
Women’s voices: Pope says he’ll add women to Dicastery for Bishops
“Two women will be appointed for the first time in the committee to elect bishops in the Congregation for Bishops,” Pope Francis told Philip Pullella, the Reuters’ Vatican correspondent.
Former CRS head looks at women’s leadership in church as taught, lived
Carolyn Woo, retired president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, takes an honest look at the experience of women who hold leadership positions.
Women speakers emphasize need for ‘reciprocity’ in Church’s ministry
Promoting better collaboration between women and men in the Catholic Church is not primarily about equality but about allowing the church to fulfill the mission given to it by God, said women speakers at a Vatican conference on priesthood.
Diaper Drive benefits mothers, children at Catholic Charities Domus Transitional Housing
A two-week diaper drive benefiting mothers and children of Catholic Charities Domus Transitional Housing starts Monday, Feb. 7, and continues through Friday, Feb. 18.