WUCWO - The World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations

Art for meditation - August 2021

Monthly message August 2021

How and why to love the poorDear friends,On 13 June, Pope Francis gave us his message for the 5th World Day of the Poor, which will take place on 14 November 2021. As all the women of WUCWO[...]

First World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

Pope Francis has decided to institute the Church-wide celebration of World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. Starting this year, it will be held on the fourth sunday of July, close to the[...]

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[...]

Women in the Church: The Challenge of Synodality

International ConferenceWomen in the Church: The Challenge of SynodalityFriday, 18 June 2021 On 18 June, the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations (WUCWO) and the Latin American[...]

WUCWO participates in announcement of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform

Cardinal Peter Turkson, Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, has announced the creation of a Laudato Si’ Action Platform. We’re[...]

WEBINARS ON THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE - MARCH 29 AND 30, 2021

On the occasion of the beginning of the “Amoris Laetitia Family” Year, the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations held three webinars (one for each of our languages) to[...]

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[...]