Everywhere I turned during the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, women from every corner of the world were sharing solutions to the world's challenges. And right there, at the center of it all, were sisters.
What would an anti-racist, equitable church look like? The first letter to the Corinthians (10:17) offers a vision: "Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf."
Pope Francis made migration a priority, leaving a challenge "not to see this as an invitation we received during a particular papacy, but the depth of an inner call. Not to see it as temporal, but as universal."
Plus, the Pentecost Project at the Vatican offers journalism training courses to sisters, and the Religious Formation Conference honors Sr. Ellen Dauwer.
I found 21st-century liberation theology amid Peruvian women's networks, creating communities with sweat and tears, fixing lunch for the villagers, and helping the needy.
"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.
Religious sisters said that Francis consistently demonstrated a profound concern for the poor in Africa, reflecting his broader commitment to the marginalized worldwide.
