Focolare Movement

Women and universal brotherhood

Jun 7, 2017

“The role of women in the education towards universal brotherhood,” is the theme of the plenary session of the Pontifical Council for interreligious Dialogue, programmed for 7-9 June, in Rome. The event will highlight four Conferences: Sr. Nuria Calduch-Benages, Spanish biblist will speak about “Women educators in universal brotherhood,”  Sr. Raffaella Petrini, professor in the […]

“The role of women in the education towards universal brotherhood,” is the theme of the plenary session of the Pontifical Council for interreligious Dialogue, programmed for 7-9 June, in Rome. The event will highlight four Conferences: Sr. Nuria Calduch-Benages, Spanish biblist will speak about “Women educators in universal brotherhood,”  Sr. Raffaella Petrini, professor in the Social Doctrine of the Church, will focus on Women’s qualities against the technocratic paradigm: a Catholic and social perspective on the contribution of women to fraternity;Marie Derain, French lawyer and infancy civil defence attorney will discuss the theme “Building peace: the role of women ;” and then Clare Amos, of the Ecumenical Council of Churches will expound on “the role of women in education in universal brotherhood.The participants will be received by the Pope.  

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