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Faith-Based Organizations at the UN Promote Women Leaders

Faith-Based Organizations at the UN Promote Women Leaders

At a panel sponsored last month by Caritas Internationalis and the Permanent Observer of the Holy See, experts said that women's participation is key in the Church and the world.By Olivia Poust, OSV News NEW YORK (OSV News) -- Anahit Mkhoyan, executive director of Caritas Georgia, understands that working for a Catholic humanitarian organization means so much more than providing aid. Hers is a mission of empathy, knowledge and love. Caritas Georgia -- an agency of Caritas Internationalis, a global Catholic relief organization -- offers care to vulnerable populations in Georgia and is a longtime partner of Catholic Near East Welfare Association, or CNEWA, a papal agency that supports the...