The Visit of the Pontifical Marian Academy to Washington, D.C.

Gender identity raises questions about dignity, rights, freedom, and how societies balance individual self-determination with the common good.

Domestic violence takes many forms beyond physical abuse, including psychological, sexual, economic, and vicarious violence. This piece explores its roots, warning signs, consequences, and the need for protection, education, and cultural change.

Female migration has a profoundly human and painful face. In Mexico, Latin America, and the world, millions of women migrate not for adventure, but out of desperation: they flee poverty, domestic violence, organized crime, abandonment, and lack of opportunity. Many leave their children behind with the hope that the distance will allow them to support them. Others take them with them on a journey that frequently becomes a nightmare.

There are forms of violence that make no noise. They leave no visible bruises and do not occupy headlines every day. Yet they silently inhabit millions of homes. One of them is paternal abandonment and the disproportionate burden that millions of women face when raising their children alone.

A week-long visit from the Pontifical International Marian Academy to Washington, D.C. brought together theology, Marian spirituality, academic exchange, and Catholic women’s leadership.