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International Women’s Day

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on March 10, 2024. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: We have a Duty to Help Women Accept the Gift of Life

Mar 10, 2024

“Institutions, social and political, have the fundamental duty to ... offer women, the bearers of life, the necessary conditions to be able to accept the gift of life and ensure a dignified existence for their children,” Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis meets with Argentine pilgrims on Feb. 9, 2024, ahead of the historic canonization of the county’s first female saint on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media

Women are "builders of humanity," Pope Francis Says in Conference Address

Mar 8, 2024

On the day before International Women’s Day, Pope Francis addressed participants of an international conference on Thursday at the Vatican. 

Pope Francis greets pilgrims from the popemobile in St. Peter’s Square on March 8, 2023. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis: There is no Option to be Passive Catholics when it Comes to Evangelization

Mar 8, 2023

Pope Francis said Wednesday that there is no option to be “passive subjects” when it comes to evangelization because every baptized Catholic has a mission to actively proclaim the Gospel.

Young women receive job starter kits in Sierra Leone after graduating from training in tailoring, tourism, catering and hair care. / Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB)

On International Women’s Day, Salesians Review Women Empowerment Programs in Africa

Mar 8, 2021

On the annual event of the International Women’s Day (IWD) marked March 8, officials of a development entity of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) have reviewed their programs that seek to empower girls and women across the globe, including Africa.