(RNS) A network of leading female scholars and experts looking for ways to promote women’s standing in the church says the key is to embrace femininity.
PINEHURST, Texas (OSV News) A hand-painted icon of Sts. Anne and Joachim accompanied nearly 100 marriage formation leaders during a June 26-28 conference, where they explored new ways, namely a catechumenal model, to form men and women for their vocation to marriage.
The Eastern-style icon depicted the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary holding crosses while standing in a verdant pasture between mountains seen in the background. Much like how Mary s parents presented her to the Lord, lay and
Gabriella Gambino, undersecretary of the dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, talks about how the Church must accompany couples before and after marriage.