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March 5, 2019

Church leaders treat them as outcasts after going public, nuns in Indian rape case say

Missionaries of Jesus sisters pose for a photo Jan. 23, 2019, in Cochin, India. They prostested the alleged rape of their former superior by a bishop.
COCHIN, India – As the Vatican grapples to devise stronger protocols and responses following a historic summit focused on clergy sex abuse of minors, five nuns in India complain of church repression for their support of a former superior general who was allegedly raped by a bishop.
Published in International
May 15, 2018

A bishop's legacy should be encouragement to follow Christ, Pope says

Pope Francis meets with bishops in Lima, Peru, Jan. 21.
VATICAN – When a bishop leaves a diocese, he should give an honest assessment of what he has done and where he has fallen short, but mostly he should encourage people to follow the Lord, Pope Francis said.
Published in Reflections
May 8, 2018

Pope calls dicastery to promote reflection on role of women

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, is pictured before a pre-synod gathering of youth delegates at the Pontifical International Maria Mater Ecclesiae College in Rome March 19. The Pope has updated the statutes of the dicastery, eliminating the requirement that it have three separate sections for laity, family and life.
VATICAN – Pope Francis has updated the statutes of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, adding among other things a specific reference to the office's responsibility for promoting a deeper reflection on the role of women in the church and society.
Published in International