Abortionists “Catholics for a Free Choice” jeopardize their UN status by launching attack on Vatican

Mar 26, 2025 17:59

ZENIT Staff

Catholics for Choice openly attacked the Vatican at a UN Women’s Conference Photo: C-Fam

Pope Francis•Vatican City•Woman

A woman to rule the Vatican: Pope Francis reveals in interview who she is

The Pope celebrated the increasing involvement of women in Vatican leadership, citing Sister Simona Brambilla’s recent appointment as Prefect of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life. “Women manage better than we do,” he quipped, acknowledging the transformative role they play within the Church.

Jan 20, 2025 06:36

Valentina di Giorgio

Dicasteries•Woman

Vatican announces publication of documents on Artificial Intelligence, role of women in the Church and monogamy

The Vatican Charts a Moral Compass for Artificial Intelligence and Beyond

Jan 17, 2025 21:09

Valentina di Giorgio

Pro Life•Woman

UN Office Proposes Labeling Abortion-Related Deaths as Femicides

Sex-selective abortion is often included in femicide definitions because it involves the intentional killing of unborn girls specifically because they are female. However, the idea of including the deaths of women due to abortion complications is more novel—and controversial.

Jan 13, 2025 17:25

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Pope Francis•Woman

Pope appoints woman as first prefect of an important dicastery of the Roman Curia: Cardinal remains as subordinate

Pope Francis’s papacy has been a catalyst for change in the Vatican’s approach to gender inclusivity. Since 2013, the representation of women in the Vatican workforce has increased from 19.2% to 23.4%, reflecting a deliberate shift toward broader participation

Jan 07, 2025 17:56

ZENIT Staff

Rome•Woman

Valentina Alazraki Named President of International Vatican Journalists’ Association

As part of her leadership team, Severina Bartonitschek of the Swiss news agency KNA and Manuela Tulli of Italy’s ANSA agency have been appointed as vice presidents, ensuring representation from diverse media outlets.

Nov 26, 2024 22:18

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV and his impressive and comprehensive reflection on our times, troubled by a growing number of tensions and conflicts

Address of the Pope to members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the presentation of New Year greetings

Cardinals will return to Rome for a new Consistory in June 2026 requested by Pope Leo XIV

The January gathering brought together 170 cardinals, both electors and non-electors, marking the first such assembly of Leo XIV’s pontificate. The June meeting, he explained, will not be an isolated event

Abortionists “Catholics for a Free Choice” jeopardize their UN status by launching attack on Vatican

U.S. Refuses to Join Declaration at UN Commission on Women

This was the 100th birthday of an Arab Catholic nun in the Holy Land

Ukrainian Nun Honored for Her Work Supporting Parents Facing Fatal Pregnancy Diagnoses

Bishops Barron and O’Connell Respond to Failure of U.S. Senate to Advance Protections for Female Athletes

Austrian bishop appoints woman “episcopal vicar” against canon law

Official: from March 1 the most important person in the Vatican City government will be a woman

A woman to rule the Vatican: Pope Francis reveals in interview who she is

Vatican announces publication of documents on Artificial Intelligence, role of women in the Church and monogamy

UN Office Proposes Labeling Abortion-Related Deaths as Femicides

Pope appoints woman as first prefect of an important dicastery of the Roman Curia: Cardinal remains as subordinate

Valentina Alazraki Named President of International Vatican Journalists’ Association