








End of March 2024 Newsletter - and special abuse crisis report
Our End of March 2024 Newsletter

Special Report: Sexual Abuse Crisis: 5 Years after the Papal Summit
Special Report - Sexual Abuse Crisis: 5 Years after the Papal Summit



St Jerome’s University Lectures in Catholic Experience presents Dr. Tricia Bruce - Her Place in the Church: Gender, Power, and Authority in Contemporary Catholicism-Review by Cathie Pead
Gender has long prescribed the roles of men and women in the Catholic Church, refereed formally via ordination and informally via social norms. Drawing upon hundreds of interviews, Sociologist Dr. Tricia Bruce compares the prospects and parameters of women’s leadership at two moments in the Church: following Vatican II (six decades ago) and today.

Celebrating Women and their often-conflicted roles in our Church
Voices Rising for Reform -Catholic network for Women’s Equality present at Nurturing Synodality session March 3 by Christine Way Skinner

The Synod on Synodality from an Ecumenical Perspective with Nicholas Jesson
The Synod on Synodality from an Ecumenical Perspective with Nicholas Jesson

Pope praises "courageous vocation" of those who care for sex abuse survivors.
Francis meets members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, encourages them to continue "the work of protection and prevention"

Faith in action for the abused
Public prayers for abuse victims, though well-intentioned, may appear hypocritical without concrete actions for justice. Victims need acknowledgment, support, and redress, not just prayers. Faith in action speaks louder than words alone.

