Haley Stewart has put together an invaluable book of essays that every Catholic and serious reader ought to own. Its essays reacquaint us with the life and work of Catholic novelists who ought never be forgotten and whose achievements seem even more unusual and precious now than when they lived. …

The first woman writer to make a living by her own pen, Christine de Pizan published The Book of the City of Ladies in 1405. A devout Catholic widow and mother of three young children, she wrote under the generous patronage of both the crown and nobility of the French …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 9, 2024 / 04:00 am On Aug. 9 the Catholic Church celebrates the life of philosopher, writer, and religious sister St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, more commonly known as Edith Stein. Born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wroclaw, Poland), Stein was raised Jewish but declared …

Everyone’s story has three parts: Events from our past shape our present, and the way we live our present has the power to change our future. We meet people in their present, and our interactions with them can impact their future—for better or worse. So, my mission as a client …

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jan 11, 2021 / 04:05 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis issued a motu proprio Monday changing canon law to allow women to serve as lectors and acolytes. In the motu proprio “Spiritus Domini,” issued on Jan. 11, the pope changed canon 230 § 1 of …

CNA Staff, Aug 26, 2020 / 02:50 pm MT (CNA).- Giving women the right to vote was a “landmark achievement” worthy of celebration, the bishops of Maryland said in a statement on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted women …

by Susie Bergman For nearly a century, a large group of Dayton-area Catholic women have been united under one mission: to find a need within their community and fill it. The Dayton Catholic Women’s Club is a diverse, philanthropic organization with nearly 400 members who enthusiastically respond to a variety …

Young women who discerning a call to the consecrated life are invited to dinner with Archbishop Dennis Schnurr and vocations directors from a variety of women’s religious orders present in the archdiocese. Pastors, campus ministers, youth ministers, and friends are encouraged to register with interested women.

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service  VATICAN CITY — The General Synod of the Church of England voted July 14 to authorize the ordination of women as bishops and approved motions pledging to respect and work with people who believe that, theologically, the vote was a mistake. Before the vote, …