Secretary General Lesley-Anne Knight fights for basic human rights
By DEBORAH GYAPONG
Canadian Catholic News
Ottawa
Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Lesley-Anne Knight sees her election last June as a “historical moment” for the worldwide confederation of Catholic development agencies.
Not only was Knight the first woman to be elected to the high-profile Vatican-based position, but also she was the first female candidate.
In an interview in Ottawa Feb. 18, Knight said the General Assembly’s vote represented a “coming of age” for Caritas Internationalis because it reflects the importance of the key involvement of lay women, especially in Latin America, Africa and Asia in the confederation’s work.
Now living in Rome with her husband, Knight, 52, often finds herself the only woman at meetings heavily represented by cardinals and archbishops. Unfazed, the married mother of two grown children exudes quiet confidence from her more than 25 years experience in international development work.
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