Keynote talk by Christiane Florin on 10 October 2020 -Voices of Faith online event. The Power of the Ushers The Cologne Cathedral is one of the most visited architectural monuments in the world. Last year, a Cologne newspaper ran the…
from ZEIT Christ & Welt - Oktober 15, 2020 "Big individual gestures are not enough." The question cannot be answered simply on a personal level. I'm closer to this Pope than any of his predecessors. In 2013 I witnessed the…
TOUTES APÔTRES We are seven women, called to different functions within the Catholic Church. Strengthened by this call, on July 22, we submitted to the Apostolic Nunciature in France our candidacies for the positions of deacons, lay preacher, parish priest, nuncio and…
By: Cristina Lledo Gomez “Have I the courage to change? Have I the courage to change? Have I the courage to change today?” sings Pink in her Hurts 2B Human album from 2019. Pink goes onto sing about the demands of change: a…
By Elise Ann Allen Published in Crux, 24th September 2020 ROME – Peruvian theologian Rocio Figueroa says little is being done to target the spiritual abuse that allowed the clerical sex scandals to happen and is urging the Catholic Church…
Dear Pope Francis, This letter has been distributed by the Catholic Women’s Council – a coalition of Catholic women’s networks from around the world, campaigning for the full recognition of women’s dignity and equality in the Church. We represent the…
by PAOLA LAZZARINI Soon the Pope will sign his new encyclical "All Brothers", but why not hope that Pope Francis will surprise us and decide to name the encyclical "All Brothers and Sisters"? Soon the Pope will sign his new encyclical,…
Dear Bishop Voderholzer, Via the announcement on www.katholisch.de I have heard about your open letter to the participants of the Synodal Way, in which you take issue with the original agreement not being respected and you criticise the low level…
kfd started in May with the first nationwide Women Preachers’ Day The motto is new and marks a turning point in the Catholic world: "12 women. 12 places. 12 sermons." The Catholic Women's Association of Germany (kfd) has proclaimed May…
Maria 2.0 and global networking through the Catholic Women's Council In May 2019 Catholic women in Münster called a week of strikes and action and thousands followed their call. The starting point was the horror about sexualised violence and the…
