Catholic women respond to death of Pope Francis: “The exclusion of women must be dismantled for the Church to become truly synodal"

It’s been two weeks since Pope Francis died. Accolades and appreciation have been expressed for his 12 years as leader of the Roman Catholic Church — all of them well deserved. When he died, it felt like we all lost a friend, even if we weren’t Catholic or even Christians. 

Among those who felt great sadness at his passing were Catholic women’s groups. They expressed appreciation for what he did for them in the Church — but also wished he could have done more. 

Read about how some Catholic women’s organizations responded to the death of Pope Francis in my recent Free Press column.