Pope Francis invited all Catholics to the table in deliberating the future of the church. Sisters involved in those synods believe there's no turning back — even with a new pope.
Pope Francis, history's first pontiff from the Global South, has died at age 88 following a monthslong respiratory illness, setting the stage for a high-stakes secretive election to determine his successor.
Pope Francis has made an impression. He's shown us he wants to be a brother to all, radiating the joy of the gospel and inviting us to a deeper relationship with Jesus. At least, this is what he's done for me.
Mother Eliswa Vakayil, known as a champion of women's rights, founded the first Indigenous Carmelite religious order for women known as the Third Order of Discalced Carmelites in 1866.
The ending of an enterprise to which I have given my life calls into question the meaning of my life. The questions are an invitation each sister must search out to find the deeper meaning of her life.
