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Holy See Congress to mark anniversary of Pope’s Letter on Women

The Holy See will this week host an international congress to mark the 20th anniversary of John Paul II's Apostolic Letter on the Dignity and Vocation of Women, reports CISA.

The congress is organised by the Pontifical Council for the Laity and is expected to attract more than 260 people from 49 countries on five continents from February 7 to 9.

Delegations will come from 40 episcopal conferences, 28 movements and new communities, 16 Catholic women's associations, nine female religious institutes and leading women in various fields of culture.

The main objectives of the congress are to review the progress made over the past 20 years in the field of the advancement of women and the recognition of their dignity in order to open up a reflection in the light of revelation on the new cultural paradigms and on the difficulties faced by Catholic women.

Over the three days, the congress will examine such questions as: maternity, paternity and the importance of these two dimensions within the family and in the various areas of social life; the balance between family life and work; and the need for a greater presence of women in public life and in the assumption of ecclesial and civil responsibilities.

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