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Sister Sharon Holland (L) and Mother Agnes Mary Donovan (R), superior general of the Sisters of Life attend the presentation of the Final Report of the Apostolic Visitation of Institutes of Apostolic Life of Women Religious in the United States of America on December 16, 2014 at the Vatican. A much-anticipated Vatican report on the lives of American nuns was published with the Church praising their social activism while gently reminding them to "remain in harmony with Catholic teaching." Although the report included emphasis on the Vatican's authority and stressed the need for a review of thinking in some unidentified orders, the overall tone of the report was in line with the conciliatory style of Pope Francis, who inherited the controversial and divisive process from his predecessor. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)