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The Catholic Network on Population and Development is currently developing a research project that seeks to identify the coded understandings that underpin the widely-used concepts of 'gender', 'sexual and reproductive health' (SRH) and 'reproductive rights' (RR)).  The aim is to suggest ways in which such insights might facilitate a deeper engagement between global development discourses and religious (especially Catholic) discourses on gender.  If you would like to be involved with this research, please contact me on g.paterson@heythrop.ac.uk

The aim of this network is to bring together academics, practitioners and policy makers to develop and share research on concerns relating to the question, 'How can the Church play a more mainstream and significant role in public debate on population and responsible parenthood?'

Over the coming months, we intend to develop this site as a resource for all Catholics seeking to make an informed contribution to the Church's policies and practices around issues of human well-being, the family, population and development. Please go to the links above to find out more about specific issues.

Our first project is to develop a resource relating to the October 2015 Synod on the Family, including guidance for those wanting to respond to the questionnaire being circulated in preparation for the Synod.