The nuns are unsure how many women they have helped at St. Euphrasia's Safe Home, but a senior worker there said at least 25 women are in the house on any given day.
The nuns are unsure how many women they have helped at St. Euphrasia's Safe Home, but a senior worker there said at least 25 women are in the house on any given day.
"He has shared meals with us, celebrated with us, accompanied us, encouraged us, and that is moving for us, because he has done so in his simplicity, with trust, with prayer," one sister said.
"We are deeply grateful for his humble acceptance of his election and his willingness to serve the church and the wider world at this critical moment," wrote the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.
A couple miles from the ongoing conclave, sisters in leadership gather at the International Union of Superiors General assembly May 5-9, with Pope Francis' spirit of synodality at its center.
The Conference of Women Religious India said that Pope Francis had given them "more strength, dignity and space in the church." Sisters told Global Sisters Report about their memories of Francis and his impact on them.
From strengthening diplomatic ties with the Vietnamese government to championing the poor, the environment and marginalized communities, the pope's influence deeply resonates with religious women across the country. The appointment of sisters in positions in the Vatican by Pope Francis and empowering sisters in the local church have also given Bangladeshi sisters hope.
Sisters at the United Nations and in global ministries hope the new pope will honor Francis' legacy by sharing his priorities and concern for the marginalized.
Después de convertirse en papa, Jorge Bergoglio no volvió a su país natal, pero mantuvo a la Argentina cerca de su corazón. Aunque algunos compatriotas le reprocharon esta ausencia física, otros muchos mantenían la esperanza de una visita papal, entre ellos la Hna. Susana Vanni, para quien las marcadas divisiones políticas en su nación y luego la salud agravada del pontífice dificultaron este encuentro. "Francisco tenía clarísimo que todavía no era el momento oportuno", afirmó la religiosa de María Bambina.
Durante una vigilia de Semana Santa, hermanas y grupos católicos se unieron, cerca de la Casa Blanca, a un evento interreligioso para rezar por la liberación de inmigrantes injustamente deportados por el Gobierno de EE. UU. a una cárcel para terroristas en El Salvador, entre ellos Kilmar Abrego García, quien nunca ha sido imputado por delitos en ninguno de los dos países.
