By Giovanna Dell’orto ROME (AP) \u2014 They don\u2019t have a vote in the pope\u2019s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world\u2019s female Catholic orders met in Rome on Monday to chart a course forward, a few miles from where cardinals will gather in a conclave to choose a successor to Pope Francis. Sister Mary Barron, president of the umbrella group of leaders of women\u2019s religious orders, urged the superiors and the over 650,000 nuns worldwide to pray that the cardinals make the right choice and reflect on how to carry forward Francis\u2032 vision. \u201cWe must be vigilant in doing our part to keep that flame of church renewal alive,\u201d she told the assembly of sisters \u2014 some in regular clothes, others in traditional habits. The International Union of Superiors… <\/p>\n
By Giovanna Dell’orto ROME (AP) \u2014 They don\u2019t have a vote in the pope\u2019s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world\u2019s female Catholic orders met in Rome on Monday to chart a course forward, a few miles from where cardinals will gather in a conclave to choose a successor to Pope Francis. Sister Mary Barron, president of the umbrella group of leaders of women\u2019s religious orders, urged the superiors and the over 650,000 nuns worldwide to pray that the cardinals make the right choice and reflect on how to carry forward Francis\u2032 vision. \u201cWe must be vigilant in doing our part to keep that flame of church renewal alive,\u201d she told the assembly of sisters \u2014 some in regular clothes, others in traditional habits. The International Union of Superiors... <\/p>\n