Lest the reader assume that Sister Prejean’s work against the death penalty, is the sum total of her story, she spends the final pages of her afterword calling out the places where she sees continued injustices, particularly in the treatment of women and L.G.B.T. people in the church.

Send us your video reflections for an opportunity to be included in a tribute to the late Jean Vanier.

Jean Vanier lived the beautiful mystery of our human condition that we need one another, young and old, strong and weak.

Ms. Scaraffia described the spaces women have carved out for themselves to speak freely as “a hidden schism in the church, where the religious are separating themselves from the church.”

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This week on “Inside the Vatican,” we explore the topic of women deacons.

The simple lessons of Jean Vanier on humility and Christian love always bear repeating.

We thought people might be interested in seeing some of their favorite celebrities talk about their faith. What we did not anticipate was that people who came across “Faith in Focus” would be excited about how normal, casual and nonjudgmental these spiritual conversations seemed.

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