Women

Former Indian nun accuses priest of rape

Police officials say no arrests or charges have yet been filed

A Child's Hope

India police rescue hundreds of child slaves

Children as young as six forced to labor for 16 hours a day in Hyderabad workshops

Baldisseri joins debate on the family, counters conservatives

Top family synod official expresses 'shock' and 'concern' over some of Cardinal Kasper’s arguments

Abhayadhama Human Development Center, White Field, Bangalore, India

India launches campaign to tackle gender imbalance

PM Modi begs Indians to 'save the lives' of girls

China home to 33 million more men than women as of 2014

Gender bias continues to result in heavily skewed ratio of male to female births

Pope backtracks on 'rabbits' comments, praises big families

Days after urging Catholics not to 'be like rabbits', Francis says 'every child is a blessing'

Myanmar monk's sexist comments should be condemned by govt: UN

Human rights chief says such treatment of a UN special rapporteur is 'utterly unacceptable'

Pope says Catholics do not need to breed 'like rabbits'

Appeals to world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics to practice responsible parenting

Homeless girls pray for a papal visit

Francis tells youth to ensure women's role in society

Notes small number of women at his meeting with students at Pontifical University of Santo Tomas