An American visitor greets cloistered Carmelites at the Church of St. Joseph and St. Teresa of Avila in Havana Sept. 21. U.S. pilgrims from Boston and Miami in Havana to see Pope Francis stopped at the church for Mass before returning to the U.S. Cloistered Carmelite nuns have been in Havana since 1702. (CNS photo / Tom Tracy)
"Religious life is identified as a prophetic lifeform in the official documents of the Catholic church. Prophets do not predict the future, but rather uncover the present as it truly is."
- Rosemarie Nassif, from A pope for all people, published on Global Sisters Report
