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Violence Against Women

Christopher Trott, the British ambassador to the Holy See, right, and Chiara Porro, Australian ambassador to the Holy See, and others hold a banner calling for the prevention of sexual violence as a weapon of war as they pose for a photo in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 27, 2022. (CNS photo courtesy of the British Embassy to the Holy See)

Violence against women is a 'scourge,' pope says

Cindy Wooden|Nov 28, 2022|3 Min Read

Residents gather June 7, 2021, at the site of an attack in the village of Solhan, Burkina Faso. Bishop Laurent Dabire of Dori condemned the June 5 attack by Islamists that left at least 160 people dead and urged residents to "keep faith and stay united." (CNS photo/Burkina Faso Prime Minister's Press Service handout via Reuters)

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Despite media attention, Afghanistan is not the only crisis affecting the world

Inés San Martín|Aug 23, 2021|5 Min Read

A young woman in distress is pictured after dropping out of school in Mbale, Uganda, Nov. 17, 2018. Girls and women in Uganda and other African countries are facing gender-based violence caused by poverty, cultural norms and practices, poor infrastructure, violence and fragility. (CNS photo/Tonny Onyulo)

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Ugandan Catholic leaders work to reduce violence against women, girls

Tonny Onyulo|Aug 10, 2021|5 Min Read

An Ethiopian woman who fled the ongoing fighting in the Tigray region carries her child near the Sudan-Ethiopia border in Sudan's Kassala state Nov. 22, 2020. Pope Francis' prayer intention for February is for women who are victims of violence. (CNS photo/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah, Reuters)

Pope: Violence against women displays cowardice, degrades all of humanity

Carol Glatz|Feb 2, 2021|2 Min Read

Scene from "Sema." (D.C. Independent Film Festival)

Congolese rape survivors band together to change country's future

Mark Pattison|Mar 10, 2020|3 Min Read

A woman holds a candle as she protests against gender violence and femicide at Angel de la Independencia monument in Mexico City Feb. 22, 2020. Mexico's bishops voiced outrage over a spate of slayings of women and girls. (CNS photo/Gustavo Graf, Reuters)

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Mexican bishops call for action, boosting families as femicide increases

David Agren|Feb 24, 2020|2 Min Read

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