There are more Catholic women in the United States than men, women represent a strong majority of Mass participants, and the majority of registered Catholic parishioners are female. Yet there is no news outlet dedicated to covering women’s experiences in the Catholic Church, written by women, for women. We believe this gap indicates a blind spot and we are dedicated to filling that gap. 

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Since FemCatholic’s landmark 2022 investigation into paid leave practices in the U.S. Catholic Church, at least 15 dioceses nationwide have increased their paid leave policies. We believe that these changes demonstrate the impact that our reporting can have: by elevating women’s voices, data-driven reporting can prompt necessary conversations in the Church, elevate the voices of women, and empower women to unite their experiences to something larger than themselves.

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The importance of women’s experiences, their needs, and their leadership roles in their communities are routinely overlooked in Catholic media coverage, homilies, and in the structure of the Church’s operations. 

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We believe the Catholic tradition has a message of freedom for the human person, but that good news is ineffective if it does not acknowledge and integrate the reality of women’s lives. 

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We know Catholic women are not a monolith, and we hope to provide a space for open dialogue between different perspectives, while also shedding light on some of the most fundamental tensions women experience in the Church. 

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We believe that reporting on women’s experiences brings to light not just a side of the Church or a part of the Church, but the heart of the Church. Through this work, we are inviting the Church into the fullness of who God is calling us to be. 

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