Visa program used by thousands of nuns set to end

A change to U.S. visa policy is set next week to make it more difficult — if not impossible — for many religious to enter the U.S.

A change to U.S. visa policy is set next week to make it more difficult — if not impossible — for many religious sisters to enter the U.S., and could soon keep contemplative nuns and others from gaining permanent residency in the country.

Religious sisters at the National Eucharistic Congress, 2024. Credit: Pillar Media

With a visa program for non-ordaine…