Teresa Tomeo (www.TeresaTomeo.com) is a syndicated Catholic talk show host and a motivational speaker with thirty years of broadcasting experience in both the secular and Christian media. She is also the author of several books, including Noise: How Our Media-Saturated Culture Dominates Lives and Dismantles Families, Newsflash: My Surprising Journey from Secular Anchor to Media Read more
Pope Francis has called for a more “incisive” presence of women in the leadership of the Catholic Church. In a speech to the Pontifical Council of Culture on February 7, the Pope said he was “convinced of the urgency of offering spaces for women in the Church and to welcome them”. Francis did not give Read more
A new Vatican document has expressed a negative view of elective cosmetic surgery for women. An “outline document”, produced by a panel of female consultants to the Pontifical Council for Culture, comes ahead of an upcoming assembly devoted to women’s issues. The document, titled Women’s Cultures: Equality and Difference, warns that procedures such as facelifts Read more
Witch hunts have been condemned by the president of the Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, Arnold Orowae. “I encourage all our citizens not to get into this bad habit of accusing innocent and defenceless people of sorcery, resulting in torturing and killing,” said Bishop Arnold Orowae. “This is a moral Read more
According to Pope francis, the Church needs more women theologians. The Pontiff made the comments on Friday during a meeting with the International Theological Commission; it is the beginning of the Commission’s new five-year mandate. Noting the contribution women bring to the “intelligence of faith”, Francis described the five women now serving on the Commission as “the strawberries on Read more
Worldwide gender equality in the workplace will not be reached for another 80 years, A new report suggests. While women are rapidly closing the gender gap with men in areas such as health and education, inequality at work is not expected to be erased until 2095, according to a report published by the World Economic Read more
Solomon Islands National Council of Women says 27 aspiring women politicians are intending to contest the National Elections later this year. The Council’s Women in Leadership Officer, Casper Faasala, says all of the intending candidates have gone through leadership training and will receive mentoring in the build up to the elections. Solomon Islands is one Read more
An international flight from New York was disrupted after ultra-orthodox Jewish passengers insisted they couldn’t sit next to women. An El Al flight from JFK Airport to Israel on September 23 saw ultra-orthodox passengers stand in the aisles before take-off, which delayed the flight. Some orthodox passengers (haredim) even offered money to fellow travellers to Read more
The number of women on the International Theological Commission will soon be trebled, says the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. In an interview in L’Osservatore Romano, Cardinal Gerhard Müller said the number of women will be rising from two to “five or six”, following new nominations by Pope Francis. The commission, Read more
Student Tyler Dixon is used to being asked about women’s place on the marae. Her pakeha friends ask if the traditional role of women in the powhiri is sexist. “I just try to explain that females have their own type of mana. Traditionally Maori really revered their women, and looked after their women, and I Read more