WUCWO - The World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations

New document: "Pathways for the Implementation Phase of the Synod"

The General Secretariat of the Synod has released the “Pathways for the Implementation Phase of the Synod”, a guiding document to support local Churches as they begin the concrete[...]

President General's message

A NEW SHEPHERD FOR PEACE AND UNITY IN THE CHURCH AND IN THE WORLD So much has happened in the last few weeks! There have been so many things that I’m behind on my[...]

Interview. Santamarina: "The Church can change by listening to women”

AVVENIRE (link to original ITA) Viviana Daloiso Wednesday, 18 June 2025 The President of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations speaks: "We don't want to be priests[...]

Roundtable: Women and Peacebuilding

“Women and Peacebuilding – Uncapping the Power of Catholic Women Peacebuilders”In today’s complex and fragile global landscape, peacebuilding is more critical—and[...]

Event: Untapping what is already possible

The UISG, in collaboration with WUCWO (World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations), invites you to an event of reflection and dialogue on shared leadership within today’s Church[...]

An event featuring women's voices in the Jubilee framework

Among the participants were, María Lía Zervino, member of the Dicastery for Bishops and Florence Mangin, French Ambassador to the Holy See.Between the Jubilee of Families and the[...]

Art for Meditation - June 2025

Titian (Pieve di Cadore 1494 - Venice 1576), The Bacchanal of the Andrians, 1523/26, oil on canvas, 175 x 193 cm, Madrid, Prado Museum Signs of Hope: The Young. The scene that[...]

The Board meeting has started

The annual meeting of the WUCWO Board has officially started, with the great majority of Board members, coming from different parts of the world, gathering in Rome to address important issues[...]

#InvisibleNoMore - Live with ambassadors

Join and Make Your Voice Heard!Date: May 22, 2025Languages: English, French, and SpanishTimes:English: 15:00 (CEST) Join hereFrench: 16:00 (CEST) Join hereSpanish: 17:00 (CEST) Join hereWe[...]

WUCWO at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69)

The World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO) actively participated in the CSW Forum within the framework of the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of[...]

Interreligious network of women fostering encounter

WUCWO organised together with the Interreligious Network of Women Promoting Encounter under the patronage of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue on the occasion of the World[...]

Visit of the Hilton Foundation and audience with Pope Francis

In late January, WUCWO was honoured to welcome the Hilton Foundation Board to our offices in Rome. During this meeting, Mónica Santamarina, President General, María Lía[...]