These US nuns are not in conflict with the Vatican-CathNews NZ/Pacific

These US nuns are not in conflict with the Vatican

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

The light, clear tones of young women’s voices filled the chapel, their chanted prayers drifting across the wooden altar screen that shielded the sisters from the full view of those sitting in the pews.

The sisters in this American convent belong to the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious — a national organisation that, unlike the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, is not in conflict with the Vatican.

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