Good news! Pope Francis has appointed the first female Consultors—four, including three religious—to the Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops.
In March this year, Ines San Martin of Crux reported that the latest numbers from the Church’s statistical yearbook says “there are over 650,000 religious sisters who dedicate their lives to prayer and service to those most in need”.
She was reporting on a new campaign launched by the pontifical foundation ‘Aid to the Church in Need’ (ACN) that ran during Lent and Easter, praising religious life as the “beating heart of the Church” having an impact on countless lives around the world.
