Women in the Church is the theme of the May 2024 issue of Omnes magazine. An approach to the unfathomable richness that millions of women bring to the life of the Church from many different fields.
Special on Women in the Church
The presence of women in the Church is an ever-present and necessary work, from which fundamental questions emerge for the life of every Catholic, such as the vocation and mission of the laity.
This Omnes dossier features interviews with two women who have studied this feminine role in the Church and have experienced it firsthand. First of all, Marta Rodríguez Díaz, a specialist in gender theories and
professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, where she coordinates the academic area of the Institute of Women's Studies, which highlights, among other things, how women in the Church have the challenge of embodying a luminous femininity, from which to open prophetic paths for the Church that respond to the signs of the times today. María García Nieto, jurist and author of La presencia de la mujer en el gobierno de la Iglesia. A juridical perspective emphasizes the need to understand the meaning of a hierarchical institution such as the Church and the role of lay men and women in its government.
In addition to the example of saints from all continents and eras, Omnes includes in this dossier the testimony of Lidia Quispe and Frankie Gikandi, one in the Bolivian highlands and the other from a rural area of Kenya, who with their daily work, their collaboration in the community and their initiatives are building society and the Church in the remote areas of our planet.
Theologian Philip Goyret also delves into the eternal debate on the female priesthood to complete this dossier on women in the Church.
World Children's Day and the Pope at Easter
The celebration of the first World Children's Day, convoked by Pope Francis for May 25-26, is the epicenter of the article written from Rome by our editor, Giovanni Tridente, author of an interesting interview with Fay Enzo Fortunato, who, together with a team of collaborators, is coordinating the organization of this day. This religious emphasizes that this first day will be "a formative experience for the little ones and their caregivers, and a historic day for the Church. One of the most significant events will undoubtedly be the dialogue between the children and Pope Francis at the Olympic Stadium and, the following day, the Holy Mass at St. Peter's officiated by the Holy Father".
The Pope's Teachings this month focus on the Pope's words, which during the month of April have revolved around the readings of the Easter season and have focused on compassion for the poorest and most vulnerable or people with disabilities.
Vietnam
The Church in Vietnam opens the world section of this magazine. A Church marked by martyrdom - from its beginnings and still today - and at the same time, by the steadfast faith of Vietnamese Catholics and their care to keep alive the legacy of so many people who gave their lives for the faith.
Faith at the University and the Omnes Forum
Faith in the University is the theme that Juan Luis Lorda addresses in Theology in the Twentieth Century. It is an intrinsic relationship and not a worn-out one since, as the author points out, theology today has a very important role in the university, with which it was born.
For his part, Jerome Leal, offers the letter that Pope Clement I wrote to the Christians of Corinth to pacify the uprising of some young men against the presbyters or elders of the community. An interesting document that contains a praise to the Corinthians and warns about the seriousness of division and envy.
The Omnes Forum held in collaboration with the Master of Continuing Education in Marriage Law and Canonical Procedure of the School of Canon Law of the University of Navarra, on April 15, is the focus of this magazine's report on Reasons.
In this issue, Omnes also includes an interesting reflection by José Ramón Amor-Pan, Academic Director of the Paul VI Foundation, on the latest document issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Dignitas Infinita.
The content of the magazine for the month of April 2024 is available in its digital version (pdf) for subscribers of the digital and print versions.
In the next few days, it will also be delivered to the usual address of those who have the subscription printed.
