Vatican Live-stream of Report on Visitation of U.S. sisters
On Tuesday December 16 we invite you to join members of the Nun Justice Project in watching a live- stream press conference from the Vatican about the outcomes of the Congregation for Religious' Apostolic Visitation of U.S. sisters conducted from 2009 to 2012. The press conference is being held in Rome at 11:30 am Rome time, (5:30 am Eastern time in the U.S.). Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/user/ vatican
While early reports indicate the report will be positive, it is important to remember that the mandate against the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) still stands. It is encouraging that the president of LCWR, Sr. Sharon Holland,will participate in the press conference. However, until the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) rescinds the mandate and apologizes to LCWR, the sisters remain under a Vatican cloud.
The NunJustice Project thinks it is important to understand what sisters themselves have to say about their experience of the Visitation. Power of Sisterhood: Women Religious Tell the Story of the Apostolic Visitation is an inspiring narrative told from their perspective. Sr Addie Lorraine Walker reflects:
"... it was in the midst of this sense of marginality or within a context of subjugation that women religious found a unique sense of liberating power along with the meaning and purpose of their prophetic voice."
