#Women

Equal pay: EU Commission, “no reason why men and women should be paid differently for the same job”

Germany: Lisa Quarch is the first female spiritual assistant of the German Catholic Youth Federation

Synodal Journey: Bishop Castellucci: “Do not be afraid to confront homo-affectivity, the role of women and formation. Embrace them instead”

Bishop Erio Castellucci, president of the National Committee for the Synodal Journey, recommends facing up to the most sensitive issues…

Council of Europe: Berset (Secretary General), “safety and dignity still out of reach for too many women and girls”

Council of Europe: overcrowded prisons in Europe. 4.9% are women. Lots of foreigners. Violent crimes: one third of imprisonments

Council of Europe: Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment to Women of the Sun from Palestine

Ukraine. Monsignor Yazlovetskyi (Caritas-Spes): “Men wounded and maimed. Women left alone and displaced.” War kills not only with bombs

“In 2025, Caritas-Spes Ukraine’s annual budget dropped to €6.6 million, representing a decrease of over €10 million compared to the…

Council of Europe: 60 presidents or vice-presidents of parliaments from 46 countries in Strasbourg. On the agenda: democracy, peace, young people, women

Rachel Goldberg-Polin (Hostage Families’ Forum, Israel): “Our tears are of the same colour. Suffering is not a competition”

Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of Hersh, kidnapped and killed by Hamas, met with world leaders and Pope Francis to save her…

Germany: share of women increases in leading administrative positions in German dioceses

8 March: European Commission, roadmap set out ahead of International Women’s Day