Women religious want sisters’ voices heard in post-pandemic planning

A day after Pope Francis gave a general audience talk on the principle of “subsidiarity”, women religious from around the world launched a campaign illustrating the principle, which emphasises local involvement in decision-making, listening to people’s real needs and adapting programs to meet those needs. The International Union Superiors General, the organisation of heads of religious orders counting more than... Read More

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June 24, 2020

Women religious honored for work on pandemic’s front lines

Women religious working “on the front lines,” exposed to the coronavirus yet continuing to care for abandoned children, working to alleviate poverty, providing health care and helping victims of human trafficking are not “super women,” said Comboni Sr Alicia Vacas. Instead, they are women with great faith, compassion, generosity and determination, she said, “but also... Read More

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February 7, 2019

Vatican clarifies pope’s comments on sexual abuse of women religious

The Vatican clarified on Wednesday Pope Francis’ comments on the sexual abuse of women religious made during his in-flight press conference returning from Abu Dhabi the following day. “When the Holy Father, referring to the dissolution of a Congregation, spoke of ‘sexual slavery,’ he meant ‘manipulation,’ a form of abuse of power that is also... Read More

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November 7, 2016

Religious women critical in fight against trafficking, says advocate

Women religious are often the first people to discover problems emerging in society because they work directly with so many people in need, an anti-trafficking advocate said. However, because religious focus more on providing assistance than publicising their efforts, the rest of the world is often slower to catch on to where there is trouble,... Read More

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May 18, 2016

Study of women deacons won’t be first, but might answer questions

When Pope Francis accepted a proposal at the Vatican to form a commission to study the possibility of women serving as deacons today, it generated plenty of buzz. The pope’s agreement on the idea — raised by members of the International Union of Superiors General, the leadership group for superiors of women’s orders — was... Read More

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