women – NZ Catholic Newspaper https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz The New Zealand National Catholic Newspaper Fri, 21 Apr 2017 05:22:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 Pope prays for exploited women, Mary’s intercession on feast of Assumption https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2016/08/16/pope-prays-exploited-women-marys-intercession-feast-assumption/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2016/08/16/pope-prays-exploited-women-marys-intercession-feast-assumption/#respond Mon, 15 Aug 2016 23:32:57 +0000 https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=13432 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Celebrating the feast of the Assumption just three days after visiting a group of young women rescued from the sex trade, Pope Francis prayed for all exploited women and girls.“The Lord bows down to the lowly in order to raise them up as is proclaimed in the Magnificat,” Mary’s hymn of

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2016/08/16/pope-prays-exploited-women-marys-intercession-feast-assumption/feed/ 0 Archbishop says nun who backs ordination of women cannot teach https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2009/09/16/archbishop-says-nun-who-backs-ordination-of-women-cannot-teach/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2009/09/16/archbishop-says-nun-who-backs-ordination-of-women-cannot-teach/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000 http://nzcatholic.iconmedia.co.nz/?p=2222 CINCINNATI (CNS) A decision deemed to be a personnel matter in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has garnered international attention for Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk and the woman religious he has determined can no longer teach religious education on behalf of the archdiocese. Sister Louise Akers, a 66-year-old Sister of Charity, met with the archbishop in

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2009/09/16/archbishop-says-nun-who-backs-ordination-of-women-cannot-teach/feed/ 0 More women leaders needed at the Vatican, says Cherie Blair https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/12/24/more-women-leaders-needed-at-the-vatican-says-cherie-blair/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/12/24/more-women-leaders-needed-at-the-vatican-says-cherie-blair/#respond Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +0000 http://nzcatholic.iconmedia.co.nz/?p=2559 ROME (CNS) The Catholic Church would benefit from having more women in senior-level positions at the Vatican, Cherie Blair said during a conference on the church’s role in defending women’s rights. "Just as diversity between and within the sexes enriches human life and strengthens our civil society, so, too, I believe would it strengthen the

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/12/24/more-women-leaders-needed-at-the-vatican-says-cherie-blair/feed/ 0 Pope names more women than ever to Synod of Bishops on Bible https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/09/17/pope-names-more-women-than-ever-to-synod-of-bishops-on-bible/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/09/17/pope-names-more-women-than-ever-to-synod-of-bishops-on-bible/#respond Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0000 http://nzcatholic.iconmedia.co.nz/?p=2682 VATICAN CITY (CNS) Choosing men and women from every part of the world and from a wide variety of professional spheres, Pope Benedict XVI nominated 32 voting members, 41 experts and 37 observers for the upcoming world Synod of Bishops. The nomination of six female scholars as experts and of 19 women as observers will

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/09/17/pope-names-more-women-than-ever-to-synod-of-bishops-on-bible/feed/ 0 Pope decries chauvinism, violence against women https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/02/21/pope-decries-chauvinism-violence-against-women/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2008/02/21/pope-decries-chauvinism-violence-against-women/#respond Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0000 http://nzcatholic.iconmedia.co.nz/?p=2654 VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope Benedict XVI decried chauvinism and the "serious and relentless" exploitation, discrimination and violence being waged against the world’s women. "There are places and cultures where women are discriminated against or undervalued just for the fact that they are women," he said Feb. 9 in remarks to participants attending a Vatican-sponsored international

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