GIVEN will bestow Mother Agnes Mary Donovan, of the Sisters of Life, with its Fiat Award, which honors women whose lives embody the response of Our Lady through faithful leadership, service and love.
The 2026 GIVEN Catholic Young Women’s Leadership Forum, taking place in Washington, D.C., this week, exists to help women understand their gifts and how to share them with the world.
The five-day gathering is hosted by the GIVEN Institute – a nonprofit organization dedicated to activating the gifts of Catholic young-adult women for the Church and the world through faith formation and leadership.
The forum, taking place June 24-28, features keynotes, leadership training, mentorship, adoration, prayer and Mass.
“We hope women will take away an understanding, on a much deeper level, that they are a gift. They are a beloved daughter of God,” executive director of GIVEN, Jennifer Cole-Schaefer, told EWTN News.
Women have “been given gifts that are specific to them, and God has a plan to use those gifts,” she said. “Itʼs all about receiving this idea that we are a gift, realizing what
