Society cannot look the other way and allow a culture that demeans the dignity of women to persist, Pope Francis said.

For over 45 years, Feminists for Life has been committed to ending the practice and legality of abortion and promoting the feminism of Susan B. Anthony.

Pope Francis has visited other prisons, but this was the first time on his travels as pope that he visited one just for women. He was greeted by women standing with their babies in their arms. 

All the women who responded to this survey still identify themselves as Catholic, however far they may have strayed from a consistent practice of the faith they were raised in.

The church may benefit from a more deliberate effort to reach out to Catholic women.