Dawn Araujo-Hawkins

Dawn Araujo-Hawkins was a staff writer at Global Sisters Report from 2014 to 2019, writing primarily about the intersections of religion, race and gender. In 2016, she was named the best in-depth religion reporter by the American Academy of Religion, and her work has also been recognized by the Religion News Association, the Catholic Press Association and the Great Plains Journalism Awards. She was previously an editorial assistant at Sojourners magazine.

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Q & A with Sr. Roberta Fulton, sharing the legacy of Sr. Thea Bowman

Sisters say new cardinal Tobin has 'great respect for religious life'

Q & A with Sr. Nancy Usselmann on what it means to be Catholic in the Internet Age

Q & A with Sr. Amy Hereford, reaching out to those called to religious life

LCWR 2016: Facing internalized racism in US women religious' culture

LCWR 2016: Assembly ends, there's a different kind of energy and grace

LCWR 2016: Contemplation is key to leadership, discerning the future of religious life

LCWR 2016: Looking beyond the horizon of a post-contemporary religious life

Sisters open LCWR 2016 assembly with focus on contemplative dialogue

Open to God's invitation: LCWR assembly is using contemplative dialogue process

Q & A with Diane Batts Morrow, documenting the first U.S. congregation of black sisters

Conference on the History of Women Religious fulfills important role

Sisters of Mercy also being asked to come to Rome for conversation

Historians, educators, archivists gather at Conference on the History of Women Religious

Q & A with Sr. Glynis Mary McManamon, moving people through art

'Friendly letter' from Vatican asks another US congregation for clarification

GIVEN forum creates space for young Catholic women to embrace 'feminine genius'

More than 300 Catholic women gather at inaugural GIVEN forum (video)

Q & A with Brian Mullin, author of a sister-focused play

Sr. Margaret Brennan remembered for 'wonderful gift to the whole church'