Tag: Women
Vatican, SIGNIS initiatives strengthen religious sisters’ role in communication
Training initiatives are helping women religious document overlooked ministries and connect marginalized communities with audiences beyond media circles
Islamic jurists in Muslim Mindanao push for women’s and children’s rights,...
Can that and other fatwas accumulate enough religious and social weight to change what no law from Manila has managed to change?
Vietnamese Church expands support for pregnant women in crisis
Catholic groups in Vietnam expand shelters and accompaniment programs to support pregnant women facing serious challenges
Environmental network links political dynasties to corruption, mining devastation
ATM links political dynasties to corruption and destructive mining, blaming them for flooding, human rights abuses, and lost livelihoods
Holy See reaffirms need to combat all forms of violence against...
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher points out the challenges that women and girls still face, and the need to defend their equal dignity
UN chief hails Papua New Guinea as model of peace, diversity,...
Guterres highlighted Bougainville’s peace process, PNG’s climate leadership, and women’s inclusion as vital lessons for the world.
Pope appoints Sr. Simona Brambilla as Vatican’s first female prefect
Sr. Brambilla was the second woman to be appointed Secretary of a Vatican Dicastery, following the 2021 appointment of Sr. Alessandra Smerilli
Proposed amendments to Iraqi law undermines women’s dignity, says human rights...
It is not the first time attempts have been made to amend the Personal Status Law. The earliest attempts date back to 2003
Toxic, deadly, cheap: Life for women gold miners in the Philippines
One in three of the illegal mining workforce is female - and women are 90 times more at risk of dying on the job than men
Indigenous women challenge Marcos-Duterte policies amid rising hunger and land issues
LILAK has raised concerns about the rising number of approvals and applications for projects that could harm the environment
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