Pope Leo was elected 4 weeks ago. We are very pleased to read that Elza, Roberto and Luigi Sandri were present at an event with Pope Leo on May 30th.
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A lecture by Professor Emerita Helen King from St Paul's Cathedral, London
Over the course of Western history, how have religion and medicine worked together to tell women how their bodies work, and what they should do with them? How have Eve and Mary been used to convey these messages, and how has their role been challenged? Helen King explores the potential of both Christianity and medicine to work towards a healthier approach to the body.
Helen King is Professor Emerita at The Open University, where she researched and taught the history of the body. She is an elected lay member of the Church of England's General Synod and a trustee of WATCH (Women and the Church). Her latest book is 'Immaculate Forms: Uncovering the History of Women's Bodies'.
Dr. Birgit Weiler, MMS, is a German missionary and theology professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. A scholar of synodality and the Catholic Church in Latin America and in the Amazon region, Professor Weiler is a member of the Congregation of the Medical Missionary Sisters. She has lived for more than 35 years in Peru, where she works with the Episcopal Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) and the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM).