THE Catholic Church promotes the empowerment of women without diminishing the central role they play in family life. She believes that women should be full participants in social and ecclesiastical life, including leadership roles and decision-making positions in the Church.…
International Women’s Day KOTA KINABALU – The local Church chooses the theme Women: Heart of the Family for this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD). Archbishop John Wong said by choosing this theme, the people are challenged to find ways to…
GENEVA - Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations here addressed a session of the Human Rights Council on 20 June 2018 on violence against women. The Holy See has expressed alarm that the means…
VATICAN CITY - In an interview with Reuters, Pope Francis said more space has to be created for women to take on leading roles in the Roman Curia, but that priestly ordination is not an option. Responding to a question…
KOKOL, Manggatal - LiFE Community of Sacred Heart Cathedral created a space for Catholic women to quiet down and contemplate on the reflections given in a two-day silent retreat, 10-11 Mar 2018 at Kokol Prayer Summit, with the theme, Beauty…
VATICAN CITY - The Pontifical Commission for Latin America has proposed that Pope Francis convoke a synod on the role of women in the life and mission of the Church. The proposal is contained in a 15-paragraph statement approved by…
SANDAKAN - Around 145 women attended the Lenten recollection for them on 16-17 Mar 2018 at the Diocesan Pastoral Centre here. Organised by the Diocesan Women's Apostolate, the participants including three religious sisters, represented the five parishes and one mission…
KOTA KINABALU - An introduction to the ‘Orange the World’ campaign by Archbishop John Wong, followed by a video entitled “Broken Dreamers” which illustrated the unfortunate stories of human trafficking victims, kicked off the 16 Days of Activism for this…
SANDAKAN - A religious sister expressed her desire to see more women taking up a leadership role in church and society in a recent interview here. “I would like to see more women taking up leadership in the Church and society…
BATTAMBANG, Cambodia - The Federation of Asian Bishops Conference (FABC) has furnished a report from the SE Asia Regional meeting on “Women and the Impact of Climate Change” which was held in Battambang Prefecture, Cambodia recently. The Church and the…