WUCWO - The World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2021

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: THE OTHER PANDEMIC. STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD UNION OF CATHOLIC WOMEN’S ORGANISATIONS ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE[...]

EUROPE REGIONAL CONFERENCE 2021

On 10 and 11 November 2021, the WUCWO European Regional Conference took place in Spain, as a hybrid event. Araceli Cavero, Vice President for Europe, invited women from WUCWO member organisations[...]

Monthly message November 2021

Family, home, dignity.Dear friends,This month will be marked by the World Day of the Poor. In his message for this day, 14 November 2021, Pope Francis explains that there is a “powerful[...]

Art for meditation - November 2021

107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Towards an ever wider “we” is the theme chosen by the Holy Father for the 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) which will be celebrated on the 26th of September 2021. An[...]

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE 2021

On 25 August 2021, 107 women, 2 husbands, and Spiritual Advisors gathered in Arlington, Virginia (USA), for the 2021 WUCWO North America Region Conference with the theme, Make Me A Channel of[...]

Africa Regional Conference 2021

The WUCWO Africa Region held the 10th edition of the Regional Conference in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from 14 to 20 June 2021.Despite the many difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the[...]

Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Conference 2021

The VII WUCWO Regional Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean was held virtually from 11 to 13 May 2021. The theme of the Conference was: “Catholic Women Leaders in Action for a[...]

Year of St Joseph

With the Apostolic Letter Patris corde (With a father's heart), Pope Francis reminds us of the 150th anniversary of the declaration of St. Joseph as Patron of the Church and, from[...]

10th January 2020: Private audience with the Holy Father

We thank Pope Francis for granting a private audience to the WUCWO authorities, María Lía Zervino and Andrea Ezcurra, servidoras, and Fr Gerard Whelan, SJ, who were received in his[...]