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Archbishop Mullally called her new role an “extraordinary and humbling privilege” in a statement released Jan. 28 by the Diocese of Canterbury.

The work of anti-trafficking advocates faces challenges due to funding downturns and fears of reprisal amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns.

A new winter symposium promises to explore Catholic teaching on gender, sexuality and the role of women while marking the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s “Letter to Women.”

“People of the Congo suffer” in a war fueled by world’s insatiable demand for minerals, Dr. Denis Mukwege said. “Women’s bodies are used as weapons of war.”

The appointment of the married mother of two was welcomed by Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, president of England and Wales’ bishops’ conference.

Leah Libresco Sargeant discusses her new book “The Dignity of Dependence” about interdependence, modern society’s treatment of women and the reality of women’s needs.

Women face a “higher extreme poverty rate …, obstacles to accessing or even exclusion … from quality education, and their lower wages in the workforce.

“Our joy comes from knowing that we can live on tomorrow’s joy today,” Montse Alvarado said. “Because we have Christian hope.”

(OSV News) — Limited access to mental health care, rising substance use disorders and increasing income inequality are three likely reasons that young women and mothers are reporting declining mental health. …

Pope Francis’ decision to include women in Vatican governance is a significant legacy — a reminder of the pivotal roles these women have played and could continue to play in …