‘After being rejected several times in Rome, Cabrini insists on meeting the Pope. While no woman before her has ever founded such an order, Leo the XIII is persuaded by the nun’s determination and allows her to set sail. However, he directs her to New York (instead of the Far East), where at the time two million Italian refugees were chasing the American dream. On their arrival to the Five Points neighborhood of New York, the six nuns are confronted with the reality that most of the immigrants there are victims of crime, prostitution, poverty, and disease.’