He has to be a shepherd who is “close to the people entrusted to him, he has to know how to involve priests, laity and religious, and people of different generations.”
Bishops must be good listeners, says nun at Vatican who helps select them
Pope names three women to office that helps him choose bishops
The members include two religious sisters and a lay woman.
Women’s voices: Pope says he’ll add women to Dicastery for Bishops
“Two women will be appointed for the first time in the committee to elect bishops in the Congregation for Bishops,” Pope Francis told Philip Pullella, the Reuters’ Vatican correspondent.