Pope Francis greets the faithful, including sisters, after celebrating Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 20. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Vatican City — "Think what would happen if there weren't any sisters, if there weren't any sisters in the hospitals, no sisters in the missions, no sisters in the schools. Think what the church would be like without sisters – no, that's unthinkable."
- Pope Francis, speaking after the Mass for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which the church marks as the World Day for Consecrated Life
