Pope Francis: St. Lucy is an example of female leadership in the Church

[ad_1] Statue of St. Lucy at the New Chapel of St. Lucy in Pampanga province, Philippines. / Credit: Judgefloro, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Dec 13, 2024 / 15:35 pm (CNA). On the feast day of St. Lucy, Dec. 13, Pope Francis said that “we need women’s work and their word in a Church that reaches out that it may be leaven and light in the culture and in our lives together.”The pontiff addressed a message to the Church…