Katherine MacDonald was a Canadian religious figure who, at the time of her appointment as president of the International Union of Superiors General, was the highest ranking woman in the Catholic Church.
10 Facts About Kay MacDonald
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Kay MacDonald's career started at a small Catholic Academy in Saskatchewan, Canada and led her to a variety of senior positions across Canada, in Rome, and in Israel.
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Kay MacDonald was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1931 as the daughter of two rural school teachers from Prince Edward Island.
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Kay MacDonald was the youngest child of her family and had four brothers: Ron, Jack, Cyril, and Bob.
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Kay MacDonald's brother Cyril MacDonald was a political figure in Saskatchewan.
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Kay MacDonald attended St Joseph's Elementary School as a child and Sion Academy for high school.
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On graduating high school, Kay MacDonald spent two years in the novitiate of the Sisters of Sion before going to university.
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On finishing her education, Kay MacDonald worked as a teacher and principal at both Sion Academy and Austin O'Brien Catholic High School.
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Kay MacDonald decided to dedicate the rest of her career to attempting to combat discrimination between religious groups.
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One of the cornerstones of Kay MacDonald's work was rewriting her orders constitution to no longer push members to convert Jews to Catholicism and to instead recognize Judaism as a valid path to God.