Vatican Newspaper gives voice to women for first time in 150 years

Monday, June 4th, 2012

The Vatican’s official newspaper is for the first time in its 150-year history publishing an all-colour women’s supplement “to give voice to the value that women bring to the church”.

Women, Church, World will be edited by women and published withL’Osservatore Romano, the newspaper founded in 1861 and published by the Holy See on the last Thursday of every month.

The new section will promote a keener understanding of the “under-appreciated treasure” of women in the church, according to editor Giovanni Maria Vian. Continue reading

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