By Matters India Reporter ROME, October 7, 2026: On the eve of Pope Leo’s October 7–14 meeting with bishops, families and theologians marking the tenth anniversary of Amoris Laetitia, the Catholic Women’s Council (CWC) has issued a sweeping critique of the Church’s approach to family life, calling for urgent reformsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 17, 2026: Feminist activists and political leaders urged India’s Parliament to implement women’s reservation without delay, insisting it must rest on “the three pillars of social justice, inclusion and federalism” and be freed from political conditionalities. At a well-attended online press conference JulyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 18, 2026: A new online Catholic resource has been launched to serve believers across India, offering free access to curated materials on prayer, sacraments, and faith formation. Christina Hanna Paul, a Kerala-based Catholic, has created Vine & The Branch, a digital sanctuary designedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 26, 2026: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India’s (CBCI) Council for Women has expressed profound sorrow at the death of Sister Lilly Francis, a pioneering advocate for women’s empowerment in the Church and society. She passed away on May 23 in Nagpur atContinue Reading
By Matters Indian Reporter NEW DELHI, May 9, 2026: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India has appointed two lay leaders and two women religious to national leadership roles, expanding participation of laity and women in the Church’s pastoral mission, according to a report by Catholic Connect. The appointments wereContinue Reading
By Debolina Ghosh Siliguri, March 31, 2026: The tea gardens of North Bengal wake each morning to the smell of damp leaves and aching labor. Women bend for hours over endless rows of bushes, wages meager, dreams smaller still. In that rhythm of quiet survival, girls sometimes disappeared. A neighbor’sContinue Reading
By C. M. Paul DARJEELING, March 28, 2026: In the villages of Margaret’s Hope Tea Estate, elders whisper a refrain that has become common: “There are no young people in the village.” At funerals, festivals and community works, the absence of youth is stark. Meanwhile, across the Darjeeling hills, womenContinue Reading
By Virginia Saldanha Mumbai, Nov 8, 2023: The start of the Synod on Synodality gave women some hope – for the first time 82 women participated in a Synod and 54 had voting rights. Women at the Synod reported that the discussions were cordial, friendly and that they could expressContinue Reading
World peace depends much on the promotion of equal respect and advancement of men and women in and by media. That was the view expressed by Mgr Janusz Urbanczyk, Permanent Representative of the Holy See to the United Nations during a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation inContinue Reading
Vatican City, Feb 2, 2021 / 12:00 pm MT (CNA).- Pope Francis has dedicated the month of February to prayer for women who are victims of violence. In a video released on Feb. 1, the pope said: “It is shocking how many women are beaten, insulted, and raped … WeContinue Reading
