Vatican rejects ‘false solutions such as abortion’ while defending women’s equality at UN

Archbishop Gallagher speaks at the United Nations in New York on Sept. 23, 2025. / Credit: Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 23, 2025 / 15:12 pm (CNA). The Vatican’s secretary for relations with states, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, on Tuesday reaffirmed before the United Nations the Holy See’s commitment to promoting the dignity and equality of women but warned that these goals cannot be achieved without respecting dignity “from the unborn to…