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Commentary

How religious Catholic women are being silenced by power and policy

Religious Catholic women face an uncertain future as fear grows over losing benefits and retaliation for speaking out. Their service deserves support, not silence.
News

“Let a female speculate”: Full text of Sister Elizabeth Johnson’s LCWR talk

Sister Elizabeth Johnson accepted an award on Friday night (Aug. 15) from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the umbrella organization for most of the 50,000 Catholic nuns in the U.S.
Beliefs

Pope tells nuns to be spiritual mothers, not ‘spinsters’

Pope Francis on Wednesday (May 8) told leaders of women’s orders from around the world to be “fertile” spiritual mothers in the Catholic Church, not “spinsters.”

The Argentine pontiff addressed some 800 leaders of female religious orders who are in Rome for the meeting of the International Union of Superiors General.

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