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( Vatican Radio ) Pope Francis on Saturday spoke about “the vocation and the mission” of women on Saturday when addressing participants of a study seminar organized by the Women’s Section of the Pontifical Council for the Laity on the 25th anniversary of Blessed Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter Mulieris Dignitatem. The letter was the first in papal teaching dedicated entirely to the theme of the woman, and the study seminar in particular discussed the point which says that God entrusts man, the human being, to woman in a special way. “What does this ‘special entrusting’…of the human being to woman signify? It seems evident to me that my predecessor is referring to maternity,” said Pope Francis. “Many things can change and have changed in our cultural and social evolution, but the fact remains that it is the woman who conceives, carries in her womb and gives birth to the children of men,” the Pope continued. “And this is not simply a biological matter, but carries a wealth...

By Pat Gohn. Release Date: March 25, 2013, Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Indiana, Paperback or Kindle. Available from Ave Maria Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Catholic  book stores. Reviewed by Jean M. Heimann, M. A. Theology, wife, mother, freelance writer, and oblate with the Community of St. John. In 1989, a friend from my parish choir introduced me to a document that would change my life – Mulieris Dignitatem —Blessed John Paul II’s famous encyclical On the Dignity and Vocation of Women . It was this document that dispelled all my misconceptions about how the Church actually viewed the modern woman and it was John Paul II’s words which enhanced my self-esteem, altered my attitude toward the Church, and positively impacted my mission in life. Today, it is Pat Gohn’s wonderful book Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious: Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood that has bathed me in grace and renewed my spirit once again. In it, Pat shares her personal life exper...

Colleen Carroll Campbell interviews Teresa Tomeo, author Dale O'Leary, author Genevieve Kineke, author Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle, and former law professor of Notre Dame, Elizabeth Kirk all whom were delegates at the Rome Congress dedicated to the 20th anniversary of John Paul the Second's Letter to Women "Mulieris Dignitatem." (1/3) Faith and Culture: 8/3/2008 Mulieris Dignitatem - Part 1 This video is split up into 3 parts. You can find the links to the other parts here.