内容摘要：Anthony Broughton stands amid his destroyed home following severe weather in the Sunshine Hill neighborhood of London, Ky., Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Anthony Broughton stands amid his destroyed home following severe weather in the Sunshine Hill neighborhood of London, Ky., Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Among the challenges facing the new pope:Nuns walk along St. Peter’s Square during the fourth day of mourning for late Pope Francis at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Nuns walk along St. Peter’s Square during the fourth day of mourning for late Pope Francis at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)in the Vatican than any pope before him, and his successor will have to decide whether to continue that legacy, accelerate it or back down and change course.. Catholic women do much of the church’s work in schools and hospitals and are usually responsible for passing the faith to the next generation. But they have long complained of second-class status in an institution that reserves the priesthood for men.

Some are voting with their feet.Nuns are leaving in droves, either through attrition or simply quitting, leading to questions about the future of female religious orders.

The Vatican says the number of nuns globally has been hemorrhaging about 10,000 per year for over a decade, with their numbers at 599,229 at the end of 2022, the last year for which there are statistics. In 2012, there were 702,529 nuns globally.

The new pope will have to address women’s expectations for not only a greater say in church governance, but greater recognition.Almost all of Smith’s pay package consists of stock awards, which he can only receive if the company meets targets tied to its stock price and operations for the period from 2024 to 2030. Companies are required to assign a value to the stock awards when they are granted.

Other top earners in the survey include Lawrence Culp, CEO of($74.6 million), David Gitlin at Carrier Global ($65.6 million) and

($61.9 million). The bulk of those pay packages consisted of stock or options awards.The median stock award rose almost 15% last year compared to a 4% increase in base salaries, according to Equilar.