WUCWO's aim is to promote the presence, participation and co-responsibility of Catholic women in society and the Church, in order to enable them to fulfil their mission of evangelisation and to work for human development.
The Cry of African Women
In November 2022, together with the Hilton Foundation, we started a project on the different types of violence and discrimination faced by women in Africa. After listening to more than 10,000[...]
The Instrumentum Laboris (Working Document) for the second session of the Synod on Synodality was presented on 9 July, the working document containing the contents and questions for the more than[...]
WUCWO leaders lived a genuine synodal Board Meeting in Rome Dear friends,With great joy I address this message to you after spending five intense and fruitful weeks of work in Rome. At[...]
On June 13, the Dicastery for the Laity organised the Annual Meeting of Moderators of Associations of the Faithful, Ecclesial Movements and New Communities, where it was possible to reflect on[...]
Piero del Pollaiolo (Florence 1441 - Rome 1496), La Temperanza, 1470, tempera grassa on panel, 168 x 90.5 cm, Florence, Uffizi Museum The virtues: the Temperance We would also like[...]
Conference: Presentation of WWO's latest listening and networking results
World Women's Observatory (WWO) of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations (WUCWO) Results of listening and networking On the 29th of May, from 2:30 to 4:30 pm, in the[...]
With great joy, we are pleased to inform you that, like every year, next May 13 we will celebrate WUCWO Day. This day represents a special occasion of union, prayer and celebration among all the[...]
WUCWO participates in CSW 68 at the UN in New York with a side event on the prevention and elimination of violence and discrimination against women in Africa
The President General of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations (WUCWO), Mónica Santamarina, was in New York at the end of March for the 68th Session of the United Nations[...]
Mónica Santamarina is interviewed by Vatican Radio
Image: Catholic News Service - Lola Gómez Mónica Santamarina, General President of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations (WUCWO), has been interviewed by Vatican Radio[...]
School for Synodality: Conversations in the Spirit
The World Women's Observatory (WWO) of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations (WUCWO), in the framework of our School of Synodality, invites you to participate in the "Conversations in[...]
The "WUCWO School for Synodality: The Mission of Women in the Synodal Church" is launched
Panelists of the 4 February webinars, participants of the Synodal AssemblyThe "WUCWO School for Synodality", an initiative of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations (WUCWO) organised[...]
Women of different faiths unite on International Women's Day for Peace
The World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations (WUCWO), in collaboration with the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue (DID), celebrated again this year, as every year since 2019, the[...]
Voices from our Member Organisations which are testimony to the commitment of WUCWO´s members on the theme: "Let us take the joyful journey of family love, motherhood and fatherhood".