{"id":891,"date":"2025-05-28T03:22:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T01:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wucwo.org\/our-history\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:35:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:35:06","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wucwo.org\/en\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.49)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/wucwo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/nuestras-raices.png&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; background_vertical_offset=&#8221;35%&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||100px||true|false&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Nunito Sans|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Nunito Sans|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Our roots<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||10px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Josefin Slab|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#006CA7&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||8px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>More than a century at the service of Catholic women<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#EC6386&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;18%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Nunito||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]Since its foundation in 1910, WUCWO has been a space for communion, encounter and mission among Catholic women around the world. For more than a hundred years, it has accompanied the challenges of each era with fidelity to the Gospel and the Magisterium of the Church and with a deep commitment to the dignity, formation and active participation of women in the Church and in society.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;8px||33px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;6px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; heading_settings_font=&#8221;Josefin Sans|600|||||||&#8221; description_settings_font=&#8221;Nunito||||||||&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][tmdivi_timeline_story label_date=&#8221;1910&#8243; story_title=&#8221;The Union is born&#8221; media=&#8221;https:\/\/wucwo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1910.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women from eleven countries found the International Union of Catholic Women&#8217;s Leagues with the aim of defending the faith, religious freedoms and promoting Catholic social action under the guidance of the Pope.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/tmdivi_timeline_story][tmdivi_timeline_story label_date=&#8221;1921&#8243; story_title=&#8221;Activities resume&#8221; media=&#8221;https:\/\/wucwo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1921.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the interruption caused by World War I, the Union publicly resumes its work and continues to grow in number of organisations and international presence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/tmdivi_timeline_story][tmdivi_timeline_story label_date=&#8221;1928&#8243; story_title=&#8221;Papal recognition&#8221; media=&#8221;https:\/\/wucwo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1928.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pope Pius XI encourages the Union to continue its work and to collaborate with other organisations in defence of Christian and social values.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/tmdivi_timeline_story][tmdivi_timeline_story label_date=&#8221;1945&#8243; story_title=&#8221;Voice before the UN&#8221; media=&#8221;https:\/\/wucwo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1945.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Union obtains consultative status with ECOSOC and other UN agencies, allowing the voices of Catholic women to be amplified on a global level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/tmdivi_timeline_story][tmdivi_timeline_story label_date=&#8221;1952&#8243; story_title=&#8221;Name change and global consolidation&#8221; media=&#8221;https:\/\/wucwo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1952.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New statutes are approved and the World Union of Catholic Women&#8217;s Organisations (WUCWO) is officially established, representing millions of women across the five continents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/tmdivi_timeline_story][tmdivi_timeline_story label_date=&#8221;1962&#8243; story_title=&#8221;Pilar Bellosillo at the Second Vatican Council&#8221; media=&#8221;https:\/\/wucwo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1962.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The president of WUCWO participates as an auditor at the Second Vatican Council, bringing a woman&#8217;s voice to key issues such as the family and Christian formation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/tmdivi_timeline_story][tmdivi_timeline_story label_date=&#8221;D\u00e9cadas 70\u201380&#8243; 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As president of WUCWO, she participated in the Second Vatican Council, not only as an auditor, but also as an active collaborator in the preparation of the constitution Gaudium et Spes and in the Commission on Marriage and Family.<\/p>\n<p>Her courageous and serene witness marked a turning point in the presence of women in ecclesial life. WUCWO is honoured to have benefited from her leadership and today promotes her cause for beatification, recognising in her a model of lay female holiness in service to the Church.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/pilarbellosillo.org\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Learn more about Pilar&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#006CA7&#8243; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;Josefin Sans||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Nunito||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Josefin Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#006CA7&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><b>Prayer to Pilar<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i>Lord God and our Father, we thank you for the <\/i><i style=\"font-size: 15px;\">fruitful life of Pilar <\/i><i style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Bellosillo<\/i><i style=\"font-size: 15px;\">, for her testimony of dedication to the cause of the Gospel, for her love for the Church, and for her dedicated and important work for the path of renewal in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>We thank you for the impetus she gave to the\u00a0<\/i><i>Church&#8217;s laity and for her constant commitment to the promotion of women.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Trusting in her intercession, we put in your\u00a0<\/i><i>hands the grace we ask you to grant us. Make us, too, courageous and committed witnesses of the faith. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Amen.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||150px||false|false&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Josefin Slab|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#006CA7&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||8px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>WUCWO Presidents\u00a0<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/wucwo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Histoire-Couverture.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Histoire Couverture&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Nunito||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Josefin Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#006CA7&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>2023\u2013present: <\/strong>M\u00f3nica Santamarina (Mexico)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2018\u20132023: <\/strong>Mar\u00eda L\u00eda Zervino, Servidora (Argentina)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2010\u20132018: <\/strong>Maria Giovanna Ruggieri (Italy)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2006\u20132010:<\/strong> Karen M. Hurley (United States)<\/p>\n<p><strong>1996\u20132006: <\/strong>Maria Eugenia D\u00edaz de Pfennich (Mexico)<\/p>\n<p><strong>1987\u20131996:<\/strong> Marie-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se van Heteren-Hogenhuis (Netherlands)<\/p>\n<p><strong>1983\u20131987: <\/strong>Eleanor E. Aitken (Canada)<\/p>\n<p><strong>1974\u20131983:<\/strong> Elizabeth Lovatt-Dolan (Ireland)<\/p>\n<p><strong>1961\u20131974:<\/strong> Mar\u00eda del Pilar Bellosillo (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><strong>1952\u20131961:<\/strong> Marie du Rostu (France)<\/p>\n<p><strong>1922\u20131952:<\/strong> Mrs. Steenberghe-Engeringh (Netherlands)<\/p>\n<p><strong>1913\u20131922:<\/strong> Countess Vodzicka (Poland). First International President<\/p>\n<p><strong>1913:<\/strong> Margaret Fletcher (England). Elected to prepare the next Council<\/p>\n<p><strong>1912:<\/strong> Countess Zicky-Metternich (Austria). Elected to prepare the next Council<\/p>\n<p><strong>1911: <\/strong>Marchioness of Unza del Valle (Spain). 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