Vatican: the only country in the world without a gender pay gap

Mar 18, 2026 12:12

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Pro Life•Woman

Lack of Demand for Contraceptives?

According to the Guttmacher Institute, “[f]ocusing on this [narrower] group helps prioritize limited resources.” However, they insist that “broader investments will ultimately be needed to reach the many other women who also face barriers to contraceptive care.”

Jan 24, 2026 11:44

ZENIT Staff

Woman

Denmark Forcibly Sterilized Greenlandic Women

A report was published last September documenting the stories of over 350 women and girls who were given hormonal contraceptive injections or had intrauterine devices (IUDs) inserted without their consent—and in some cases, even without their knowledge.

Jan 24, 2026 11:27

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Woman

The Better Part: The First Intellectual Jounal Written by Catholic Women

The journal emerged as a response to a clear gap in the contemporary publishing landscape. Its founder and editor-in-chief, Heidi Bollich-Erne, explains that the idea arose while she was searching for texts that addressed the female experience from a Catholic and intellectual perspective for her students.

Jan 23, 2026 13:35

Dante Alba, LC

Pro Life•Testimonies•Woman

The grandmother who went to jail for praying silently outside an abortion clinic

Christian grandmother Rose Docherty was arrested and criminally charged for holding a sign reading “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want” within 200m of a Glasgow hospital. Prosecution back down on “disproportionate” bail conditions; two charges relate to alleged “influencing” within the censorial “buffer zone”

Dec 20, 2025 16:54

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Pro Life•Woman

This is what happens to a woman who has an abortion: results of peer-reviewed scientific study on post-abortion syndrome published

The Grief That Did Not Fade: New Research Reopens the Debate on Abortion and Long-Term Mental Health

Dec 18, 2025 11:27

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Confirmed: The 4th Mediterranean Meeting will take place in Barcelona with the Pope in attendance

Their meeting with the Pope, held in the Apostolic Palace, lasted about an hour and centered on preparations for the next major milestone: a gathering of Mediterranean bishops scheduled for June 9–12 in Barcelona. It will be the fourth such assembly, following earlier encounters in Bari (2020), Florence (2022) and Marseille (2023), and will revolve around a single, urgent theme—peace

For the first time, a pope (Leo XIV) will receive the U.S. Medal of Freedom: here’s what you need to know

Organizers have been explicit about this broader interpretation. For them, honoring the pope is not only about recognizing an individual, but about narrating a longer story—one that includes multiple faith traditions and acknowledges the complex path through which religious liberty became a foundational principle in the United States

Vatican: the only country in the world without a gender pay gap

Vatican publishes synodal report on women’s participation in the life and governance of the Church

What Does the Pope Think About Violence Against Women? A Revealing Letter Signed by Leo XIV

Synod Study Groups Signal Structural Shifts: Digital Jurisdiction and Women’s Role in Seminary Formation on the Vatican Table

Another Woman Appointed to the Dicastery for Bishops. Leo XIV Confirms Other Members

The deputy director of the Vatican Press Office resigns. Pope Leo XIV appoints a Croatian nun as her replacement

Bishop Chairmen Praise Legislation “Helping Mothers to be Able to Welcome Their New Children”

Lack of Demand for Contraceptives?

Denmark Forcibly Sterilized Greenlandic Women

The Better Part: The First Intellectual Jounal Written by Catholic Women

The grandmother who went to jail for praying silently outside an abortion clinic

This is what happens to a woman who has an abortion: results of peer-reviewed scientific study on post-abortion syndrome published