Overview
- During the Sunday Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, he appealed for recognition of the equal dignity of men and women and offered solidarity and prayers to those facing discrimination and abuse.
- He condemned femicide and gender-based violence as the line between civilization and barbarism, urging victims and witnesses to report abuse and to reject any culture that excuses it.
- In Piazza San Pietro’s March issue, he answered a reader named Giovanna, endorsing her call for a Church–school partnership to build a culture of respect among youth.
- He called for coordinated efforts by Church bodies, families, schools, movements, religious orders, and public institutions to prevent and stop violence.
- He invoked St. John Paul II’s notion of the “feminine genius,” describing women as creators of a culture of care who are too often targeted in a violent society.