Vatican defends review of sisters
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican defended its review of U.S. women’s religious orders this week amid criticism from the sisters that the process amounts to a crackdown.
The Vatican ordered the review last December, saying it wanted to study the quality of life of the 59,000 members in more than 400 Catholic women’s religious institutes amid a steep decline in their numbers.
But the sisters have pub...
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