The fight between nuns and the Vatican highlighted the changing role of women in the church. At their peak, in 1965, there were 180,000 American nuns. By last year their numbers had fallen to 50,000.

The Benedictine sisters at St. Scholastica Monastery in Rogers Park breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday when the Vatican released its long-awaited report on American nuns. Two Vatican investigators ...

The Vatican on Thursday (April 16) officially ended a controversial seven-year investigation of American nuns with a face-saving compromise that allows Pope Francis to close the book on one of the ...

VATICAN CITY – A sweeping Vatican investigation into Roman Catholic nuns in the U.S. that began amid fears they had become too feminist and secular ended up praising the sisters for their ...

In New Report, Vatican Extends An Olive Branch To U.S. Nuns Play 04:13 ... The report on the 50,000 nuns and another on their leaders were both initiated under Pope Benedict in 2008.

Vatican Offers Olive Branch to U.S. Nuns Published December 16, 2014 ...

VATICAN CITY -- A sweeping Vatican investigation into Roman Catholic nuns in the U.S. that began amid fears they had become too feminist and secular ended up praising the sisters for their ...

VATICAN CITY — A sweeping Vatican investigation of Roman Catholic sisters in the United States that began five years ago amid criticism they had become secular and overly feminist ended up mo… ...

VATICAN CITY — A sweeping Vatican investigation into Roman Catholic nuns in the U.S. that began amid fears they had become too feminist and secular ended up praising the sisters ...