Daughters of Wisdom: Women & Leadership in the Global Church
April 6-8, 2018
Chicago
Following Pope Francis' establishment of a commission to study the ordination of women deacons, this conference will address—more broadly—the leadership of women in the Catholic Church, with a special emphasis on the global
South. It will
explore women's use of Scripture, as well as the ecclesiological basis for
women taking leadership roles in the Church.
More
than simply a theoretical discussion, the conference will examine the
leadership roles that women are already exercising in grassroots church
communities, faith-based social movements, and theological education in the
global South.
Keynote Speakers 
Marguerite Barankitse
Founding president of Maison Shalom and inaugural recipient of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity (Kigali, Burundi)
Melinda Roper, MM
Past president of Maryknoll Sisters Congregation and longtime missionary in Latin America (Darién, Panama)
View complete list of all conference speakers.
About the Conference
Organized by DePaul
University's Center for World Catholicism & Intercultural Theology
(CWCIT), this conference is the 10th annual World Catholicism Week
event. CWCIT is grateful to its conference cosponsors here at DePaul: