Lobbyist sister finds celebrity after Democratic convention
Thomas C. FoxSr. Simone Campbell has emerged as the nation’s most visible Catholic sister, in the process giving a face to a generation of motivated women religious.
View ArticleDocumentary on U.S. nuns chronicles transformation into world citizens
Heidi SchlumpfChicagoMary Fishman has spent the last eight years working on the documentary film "Band of Sisters" about American women religious after the Second Vatican Council -- a project that...
View ArticleVatican doctrine czar on LCWR: We expect 'substantial fidelity'
John L. Allen Jr. NCR TodayIn commenting on the Vatican’s standoff with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in the United States, the Vatican’s new doctrinal czar said today the right question...
View ArticleNuns on the Bus meet tea party protests in Ohio
David GibsonReligion News ServiceOn Monday, a group of demonstrators organized by a tea party affiliate met the Nuns on the Bus in Ohio and provided a different welcome than the sisters usually receive.
View ArticleSisters' friend at the Vatican named head of Indianapolis archdiocese
NCR StaffArchbishop Joseph Tobin, secretary of the Congregation for Religious, spent the last 15 years at the Vatican and will head a diocese for the first time.
View ArticleLCWR: Meeting with Vatican-appointed bishops 'open,''cordial'
Joshua J. McElweeNCR TodayFour officers from LCWR met Sunday with their Vatican representatives, allowing both groups to determine if dialogue is possible.
View ArticleA New Inquisition: The Vatican targets US nuns
Jason BerryVatican City"A fundamental problem of honesty" plagues the discussions between the Vatican and LCWR leaders, sisters say.
View ArticleKüng still resists the 'Roman Inquisition'
Jason BerryTübingen, GermanyFr. Hans Küng said he sees the attempt to rein in LCWR as a sign of myopia and a failure of vision.
View ArticleBishops investigating US nuns have poor records on sex abuse cases
Jason BerryVatican CitySisters and priests are reacting to a climate of fear fostered by bishops and cardinals never investigated for roles in the abuse crisis.
View ArticleMercy sister shines light on Jewish-Christian relationship, lives of women...
Sr. Camille D'ArienzoConversations with Sr. CamilleConversations with Sr. Camille: Mercy Sr. Carol Rittner's new documentary, "Sisters," will spotlight five women working for those who need them most.
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