ACBC delegate to take part in international women’s congress in Rome

The Director of the ACBC Office for the Participation of Women, Kimberly Davis, will have the opportunity to network with women from around the world at a Rome congress this month to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter on the dignity and vocation of women, Mulieris Dignitatem.

The international congress, entitled ‘Woman and Man, the humanum in its entirety”, is being hosted by the Pontifical Council for the Laity and will run from February 6 to February 9.

It will feature a range of keynote speakers, panel discussions and other opportunities for reflection on the subject of women since the Apostolic Letter Mulieris Dignitatem. The panel discussions will also be forward-looking, touching on women’s responsibility and participation in building up the Church and society.

A highlight will be an audience with Pope Benedict XVI.

Ms Davis said she was relishing the opportunity to attend an international congress of this nature.

“The opportunity to network with women from around the world regarding the importance of women’s role and mission in the Church is a most exciting prospect,” she said

“ It is timely, twenty years after the apostolic letter Mulieris Dignitatem was written, to recognize the challenges facing contemporary women throughout the world while acknowledging the huge contribution women make to the building up of the Church and society.

“ I look forward to listening to women and men from around the world and hope that positive strategies can be achieved which will continue to uphold the dignity of all women.”