Nuns serve Haitians and Venezuelans in Chile as anti-migrant attitudes rise

Chilean flag with footprints walking across (GSR graphic/Olivia Bardo)

As Chile's political and social attitudes harden against migration, Catholic sisters accompany Haitian and Venezuelan migrant camps in Curicó.

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The Life - GSR's panelists reflect on this question: Do you remember a moment in your life when you felt called to say yes to God, even when it was difficult or uncertain? How did that decision shape your path?

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Sr. Gladys Dimaku, a Sister of the Medical Missionaries of Mary, draws on decades of pastoral, medical and intercultural experience to serve those most in need at St. Teresa Clinic in Lagos, Nigeria. (Courtesy of Gladys Dimaku)

Q&A with Sr. Gladys Dimaku, on the front lines of community healthcare in Lagos

Medical Missionaries of Mary Sr. Gladys Dimaku runs St. Teresa Clinic, a primary healthcare facility in Nigeria where patients receive preventive and curative care with special attention to HIV and tuberculosis.

Chilean flag with footprints walking across (GSR graphic/Olivia Bardo)

Nuns serve Haitians and Venezuelans in Chile as anti-migrant attitudes rise

As Chile's political and social attitudes harden against migration, Catholic sisters accompany Haitian and Venezuelan migrant camps in Curicó.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray outside the Cenacle in Mount Zion near Jerusalem's Old City, a hall revered by Christians as the site of Jesus' Last Supper.

Suspect arrested for assault against French nun in Jerusalem

Police in Israel announced the arrest of a man suspected in the assault of a French nun working in Jerusalem as a researcher.

Children of the Divine Providence Home in Isiolo, Kenya, attend an assembly meeting with their teachers. Nirmala Dasi Sisters run the center, which focuses on children with mental disabilities who may also have physical disabilities. (Mourine Achieng)

Sisters transform lives of Kenyan children with disabilities

Society of Nirmala Dasi Sisters work in a culture where disability is perceived as evidence of divine punishment, ancestral displeasure or wrongdoing by the parents, especially the mother.

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Welcome to Theologians' Corner, where each week a different woman theologian from around the world offers a fresh reflection on the Sunday readings. Because these reflections come from diverse voices and rich perspectives, they invite readers to see the Gospel in new and deeper ways.
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Global Sisters Report is covering Catholic sisters' advocacy at the United Nations.
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The Leadership Conference of Women Religious' annual assembly will take place Aug. 12-15 in Atlanta. 
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Sr. Ana María Palomino, of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Virgin Mary and St. Catherine of Siena, talks to a group of women in Huánuco, Perú March 20, 2026. Palomino, is the vice president of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon, and participated in the gathering focused on Indigenous women leaders from the Amazon. (GSR photo/Rhina Guidos)

Monday Starter: Peru gathering of Indigenous women and sister defends Amazon

Plus, LCWR assembly will include a large group of leadership from the Latin American conference, and sisters continue to protest in Washington.

Left: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, April 13, 2026 (OSV News/Reuters/Jonathan Ernst). Right: Pope Leo XIV waves as he attends a Meeting for Peace at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, April 16, 2026 (OSV News/Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane).

Monday Starter: Leadership of US nuns stands with Pope Leo against Trump's attacks

Plus, the International Union of Superiors General collaborates on a webinar on the spiritual implications of AI. Dominican sisters in the U.S. offer an immersion experience for those contemplating joining.

On a recent visit to New York City, a group of Ukrainian Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great journeyed from Manhattan to the borough of Staten Island on the ferry. On the return to Manhattan, the lights of lower Manhattan were visible. (GSR/Chris Herlinger)

From Ukraine to New York, a Catholic nun carries war into moments of peace

As the sun sets over New York Harbor, Ukrainian Sr. Lucia Murashko is reminded of the violence shaping her daily life back home.

Members of the Confederation of Latin American and Caribbean Religious hold flags from various Latin American countries as they sing in a chapel during a board meeting March 21, 2026, in the Dominican Republic. CLAR affirmed its commitment to the process that Pope Francis called "walking together," or synodality. (GSR photo/Rhina Guidos)

Latin American religious declare synodality a priority: 'We have to rescue it'

The Confederation of Latin American and Caribbean Religious, which gathered in the Dominican Republic in March, expressed concerns that the implementation of synodality is not moving forward in the church.

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TANZANIA: Salesians complete renovation project at Chemchem Parish thanks to Salesian Missions

May 4, 2026
New chapel also built to benefit parish community. 

KENYA: Don Bosco Utume undergoes renovation thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions

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Seminarians from several African countries preparing for ministry at school. 
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Sr. Maria Madelene Le Thi Bich offers Bibles to newcomers to the group of former sisters in Hue, Vietnam, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Joachim Pham)

After leaving religious life, Vietnamese women find new vocations

In Vietnam, where religious life is highly respected and often tied to family honor, women who leave convents can face emotional pain, social stigma and economic uncertainty.

Sr. Gracia L. Suparti of the Daughters of Charity gets ready for a home visit. In 2019, Suparti founded the Migrant Family Association in Garum, a small sub-district near Blitar's capital, to help migrant families with their expenses and navigate poverty-related issues. (Courtesy of the Daughters of Charity)

Indonesian nuns help migrant families emerge from poverty

"Each family that moves out of poverty is a success story," said Sr. Cicilia Susi Indrayani of the Daughters of Charity.

Vilnius' hospice stands as a living work of Divine Mercy as city prepares to host global congress

Thousands of pilgrims are expected to gather in June in the Lithuanian capital for the sixth World Apostolic Congress on Mercy, or WACOM, a five-day event that has previously been held in cities such as Rome, Kraków, Bogota and Manila.

A roadside billboard welcomes Holy Father Pope Leo XIV to Bamenda, Cameroon, April 14, 2026. (AP/Welba Yamo Pascal)

Nuns in Cameroon hope pope's visit opens path to peace amid fragile ceasefire

After nearly a decade of violence in the Anglophone region of Cameroon, women religious and residents say Pope Leo XIV's visit could help extend a temporary truce and revive hopes for reconciliation.

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The project shines light on the mission and ministry of Catholic women religious around the world.

Each lesson connects articles about sisters or columns written by sisters to the good news found in scripture and church teaching. Action ideas and compelling prayer bring new learning alive. Teacher guides provide vital context and engaging activities to launch group discussions.