At America's Door: How nuns, once suspect, won the heart of non-Catholic America

by Elizabeth Eisenstadt Evans
Apr 12, 2021

'Life has changed, not ended': Moving forward this Easter season

by Celina Kim Chapman

Catholic groups pressure Brazil, US to protect the Amazon and its people

Apr 14, 2021

Q & A with Sr. Karen Lueck on what it takes to be a quality leader

by Dan Stockman

Columns

The troubles in the Tigray region of Ethiopia

by Naomi Nkrumah
Apr 14, 2021

Tension between the Tigray region and the federal government of Ethiopia has been ongoing since I first arrived in Dawhan in 2019.

A pilgrimage through quarantine

by Clare Boehmer
Apr 13, 2021

A pilgrimage is a long, often arduous, journey to a sacred place. It was the afternoon of the second Sunday of Advent in 2020, and I was angry.

Turning a gift of $20 into loaves-and-fishes on three wheels

by Margaret Gonsalves
Apr 12, 2021

I agreed to give the rickshaw driver 1,200 rupees for 10 hours driving. As soon as I got in, I told him, "Even in this pandemic situation, if you or I see any needy person on the street, we will offer them a free lift."

An uneasy Alleluia

by Colleen Gibson
Apr 9, 2021

Horizons - Reading the stories of the Resurrection this Easter, I have been struck by the emotions of the disciples. What is so often portrayed as a crystal-clear experience of joy, of pure and precise revelation, is, upon further examination, not nearly as clear as one might hope.

A deep bow to the company summoned

by Mary Bilderback
Apr 8, 2021

Exactly what we need to hear: News about being — yours and mine. Who are you? Who do you say I am? What's life like for us on this planet?

COVID-19 and Holy Week stretch us again, for the better

by Joan Chittister
Apr 8, 2021

From Where I Stand: COVID-19 lockdowns didn't deprive us of anything in the realm of faith. Instead, they are simply requiring us to dig deeper for spirituality ourselves — which is what we have always been meant to do.

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News

A child sleeps in a tent April 4, 2017, at a shelter for people left homeless after mudslides in Mocoa, Colombia. (CNS/Reuters/Jaime Saldarriaga)

A Place to Call Home series among awards for writing for GSR, NCR

by GSR Staff
Apr 12, 2021

The Associated Church Press and the Religion Communicators Council have recognized Global Sisters Report and National Catholic Reporter for work in 2020, including reporting, columns and book reviews.

Monday Starter: Some thoughts from the UN women's commission meetings

by Chris Herlinger
Apr 12, 2021

Monday Starter - One fact comes through after the 65th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women: This last year has been terrible for women and girls.

Carol Keehan: Not working together has been biggest failure of pandemic

by Dan Stockman
Apr 8, 2021

CARA study shows how religious communities welcome increasingly diverse members

by Soli Salgado
Apr 7, 2021

Catholic coalition stresses importance of COVID-19 vaccine for all

by Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service
Apr 7, 2021

GSR's new 'Monday Starter' blog brings you sister news you may have missed

by Chris Herlinger
Apr 5, 2021

Coronavirus

Person walking a path down a large hill

A pilgrimage through quarantine

by Clare Boehmer
Apr 13, 2021

A pilgrimage is a long, often arduous, journey to a sacred place. It was the afternoon of the second Sunday of Advent in 2020, and I was angry.

church with a full parking lot

An uneasy Alleluia

by Colleen Gibson
Apr 9, 2021

Horizons - Reading the stories of the Resurrection this Easter, I have been struck by the emotions of the disciples. What is so often portrayed as a crystal-clear experience of joy, of pure and precise revelation, is, upon further examination, not nearly as clear as one might hope.

Religious orders vow pandemic will never deter care for vulnerable people

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service
Apr 8, 2021

Carol Keehan: Not working together has been biggest failure of pandemic

by Dan Stockman
Apr 8, 2021

A deep bow to the company summoned

by Mary Bilderback
Apr 8, 2021

Millions of renters owe billions of dollars. Sisters are doing what they can to help

by Soli Salgado
Apr 8, 2021

Ministry

Small Kenyan village remembers Sr. Marianna Hulshof on the 100th anniversary of her birth

by Doreen Ajiambo
Apr 12, 2021

The late Sr. Marianna Hulshof, a Medical Mission sister from the Netherlands changed the lives of many members of the Samia people of Funyula. Her work touched almost every aspect of life in the small rural town.

At America's Door: How nuns, once suspect, won the heart of non-Catholic America

by Elizabeth Eisenstadt Evans
Apr 12, 2021

The story of Catholic sisters was that of the rise of American Catholicism writ large: immigrants confronted with suspicion and resentment who ultimately succeeded in not only integrating themselves into American culture but leaving an indelible mark on it.

Religious orders vow pandemic will never deter care for vulnerable people

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service
Apr 8, 2021

A simple ministry of Rice Krispies Treats

by Karen Jean Zielinski
Apr 7, 2021

To foster inclusiveness, Nigerian nuns mainstream pupils with disabilities

by Valentine Iwenwanne, Catholic News Service
Apr 6, 2021

Q & A with Sr. Mary Mitali, training laypeople in Bangladesh for a more enlightened, participatory church

by Sumon Corraya
Apr 6, 2021

Religious Life

At America's Door: How nuns, once suspect, won the heart of non-Catholic America

by Elizabeth Eisenstadt Evans
Apr 12, 2021

The story of Catholic sisters was that of the rise of American Catholicism writ large: immigrants confronted with suspicion and resentment who ultimately succeeded in not only integrating themselves into American culture but leaving an indelible mark on it.

Novices of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara are seen at Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Catholic Church Nov. 1, 2017, in Washington prior to the start of their profession of vows ceremony. The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate cond

CARA study shows how religious communities welcome increasingly diverse members

by Soli Salgado
Apr 7, 2021

As U.S. women and men religious become more diverse culturally and ethnically, leadership and membership of their religious communities face the challenge of how to welcome new members and adjust religious life to these new cultural changes, according to a recent study.

North American Conference of Associates and Religious to end operations

by Dan Stockman
Apr 1, 2021

In silent Church of the Beatitudes, Franciscan nuns expand their prayers

by Judith Sudilovsky, Catholic News Service
Mar 29, 2021

Pianos, an aviary, crucifixes galore: Mercy Sisters' estate sale empties former convent

by Dan Stockman
Mar 24, 2021

Not forgotten: our family in Iraq

by Marcelline Koch
Mar 24, 2021

Community News

Audit a class this summer@CTU

Published Apr 13, 2021

Reframing Retirement for Mission with CTU

Event date: June 7 - June 25

Linger Over Breakfast: Dismantling Discrimination-Panel Discussion

Event date: May 1, 2021 Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

Sisters of Saint Dominic Launch Hearts Afire Podcast

Published Apr 7, 2021 Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt
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Q&As

Sr. Karen Lueck of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in 2015 (Courtesy of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration)

Q & A with Sr. Karen Lueck on what it takes to be a quality leader

by Dan Stockman
Apr 13, 2021

Sr. Karen Lueck found her philosophy of leadership in her days as a high school cheerleader: Cheer for what people are good at, cheer on what the organization does well, cheer for every accomplishment.

A habited sister in white and blue points to papers on a desk while others gather around to listen

Q & A with Sr. Mary Mitali, training laypeople in Bangladesh for a more enlightened, participatory church

by Sumon Corraya
Apr 6, 2021

Bangladesh has very few Christians, but Sr. Mary Mitali is part of a commission that encourages them to be more active in liturgical and sacramental life as well as in works of mercy, charity and social development.

Q & A with Sr. Eileen Reilly, advocating against the death penalty in the US

by Chris Herlinger
Mar 30, 2021

Q & A with Sr. Christiane Hourticq, on liturgical life under lockdown in France

by Elisabeth Auvillain
Mar 23, 2021

Q & A with Sr. Sophie de Jésus, founder of programs to help teens in need

by Gail DeGeorge, Elisabeth Auvillain
Mar 16, 2021

Q & A with Sr. Maryanne Loughry on grief and how COVID-19 has changed the world

by Chris Herlinger
Mar 9, 2021

Spirituality

(Unsplash/Meadow Marie)

'Life has changed, not ended': Moving forward this Easter season

by Celina Kim Chapman
Apr 14, 2021

Notes from the Field: I am not who I was in 2019 or in 2020. So instead of saying, "I wish life was like it was before," I am saying, "I hope life continues to progress forward."

Person walking a path down a large hill

A pilgrimage through quarantine

by Clare Boehmer
Apr 13, 2021

A pilgrimage is a long, often arduous, journey to a sacred place. It was the afternoon of the second Sunday of Advent in 2020, and I was angry.

Turning a gift of $20 into loaves-and-fishes on three wheels

by Margaret Gonsalves
Apr 12, 2021

An uneasy Alleluia

by Colleen Gibson
Apr 9, 2021

A deep bow to the company summoned

by Mary Bilderback
Apr 8, 2021

COVID-19 and Holy Week stretch us again, for the better

by Joan Chittister
Apr 8, 2021

Environment

An Indigenous man and child of the Uru-eu-wau-wau tribe are pictured in a 2019 photo inspecting an area deforested by invaders on Indigenous land near Campo Novo de Rondônia, Brazil. (CNS/Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino)

Catholic groups pressure Brazil, US to protect the Amazon and its people

Catholic investors are pressuring the Brazilian government to strengthen protection of the Amazon, while church groups warn that any U.S. policies on the Amazon must provide for the participation of Indigenous peoples.

Protesters walk near a construction site of the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline Nov. 18, 2017, in Holtwood, Pennsylvania. (CNS/Stephanie Keith, Reuters)

Adorers sisters seek damages in latest lawsuit over gas pipeline

by Brian Roewe
Feb 25, 2021

The Adorers of the Blood of Christ, who tried to stop a natural gas pipeline from crossing their land by building a chapel, are now seeking damages in court from the energy company that constructed it.

What the truth of a tree taught me during this pandemic

by Sue Paweski
Feb 16, 2021

Day 1's executive actions signal Biden climate position

by Brian Roewe
Jan 21, 2021

Nature in our lives, in the cathedral, in the house of human rights

by Maria Magdalena Bennasar
Jan 7, 2021

Pacific Climate Warriors win Pax Christi peace prize

Social Justice

An Indigenous man and child of the Uru-eu-wau-wau tribe are pictured in a 2019 photo inspecting an area deforested by invaders on Indigenous land near Campo Novo de Rondônia, Brazil. (CNS/Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino)

Catholic groups pressure Brazil, US to protect the Amazon and its people

Catholic investors are pressuring the Brazilian government to strengthen protection of the Amazon, while church groups warn that any U.S. policies on the Amazon must provide for the participation of Indigenous peoples.

Woman in a Kindergarten room surrounded by children

The troubles in the Tigray region of Ethiopia

by Naomi Nkrumah
Apr 14, 2021

Tension between the Tigray region and the federal government of Ethiopia has been ongoing since I first arrived in Dawhan in 2019.

When Catholic nuns took on the Klan in court and won

by Elizabeth Eisenstadt Evans
Apr 12, 2021

Turning a gift of $20 into loaves-and-fishes on three wheels

by Margaret Gonsalves
Apr 12, 2021

Millions of renters owe billions of dollars. Sisters are doing what they can to help

by Soli Salgado
Apr 8, 2021

To foster inclusiveness, Nigerian nuns mainstream pupils with disabilities

by Valentine Iwenwanne, Catholic News Service
Apr 6, 2021

Arts and Media

Sr. Karen Lueck of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in 2015 (Courtesy of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration)

Q & A with Sr. Karen Lueck on what it takes to be a quality leader

by Dan Stockman
Apr 13, 2021

Sr. Karen Lueck found her philosophy of leadership in her days as a high school cheerleader: Cheer for what people are good at, cheer on what the organization does well, cheer for every accomplishment.

A child sleeps in a tent April 4, 2017, at a shelter for people left homeless after mudslides in Mocoa, Colombia. (CNS/Reuters/Jaime Saldarriaga)

A Place to Call Home series among awards for writing for GSR, NCR

by GSR Staff
Apr 12, 2021

The Associated Church Press and the Religion Communicators Council have recognized Global Sisters Report and National Catholic Reporter for work in 2020, including reporting, columns and book reviews.

'Get out from your head and get growing, dear child'

by Maddie Thompson
Apr 7, 2021

Sr. Maxine Kollasch to step down as executive director of A Nun's Life

by Dan Stockman
Mar 24, 2021

Red Nuns' viral dance video is an ode to front-line pandemic workers

by Sarah Mac Donald
Mar 10, 2021

Sr. Norma Pimentel at center of new documentary on migration

by Soli Salgado
Feb 23, 2021

Migration

People authorized to cross the U.S.-Mexico border line up on the U.S. side of the McAllen-Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge early in the morning of March 22 in McAllen, Texas. (Nuri Vallbona)

Lack of US plan for asylum-seekers tempers hope among migrants, advocates

by Soli Salgado
Apr 5, 2021

President Joe Biden fulfilled a campaign promise when he ended the Migrant Protection Protocols that forced more than 70,000 asylum-seekers to wait for their U.S. court dates in Mexican border cities. But no concrete plan emerged in its place.

A woman holds a poster at an Aug. 6 border wall encounter at the U.S.-Mexico border, which was organized by the Save Asylum coalition to protest the dismantling of the asylum process. Kino Border Initiative is one of the coalition's supporting organizatio

Good Friday hope bridges pain and love at the border

by Tracey Horan
Apr 2, 2021

Horizons - Here we sit, on this day of goodness and pain, each of us carrying our own devastating losses of the past year; each of us holding the embers of resurrection.

Yearning eyes: the plight of the migrants in India

by Lavina D'Souza
Mar 3, 2021

Sr. Norma Pimentel at center of new documentary on migration

by Soli Salgado
Feb 23, 2021

Despite pandemic, sisters bring material aid, moral support to migrants

by Soli Salgado, Nuri Vallbona
Jan 21, 2021

For refugee single moms, there's a place in Cleveland

by Margaret Cessna
Dec 30, 2020

Trafficking

Sr. Winifred Doherty, who is the U.N. representative for her religious order, the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd's Mid-North America province, speaks March 8, during a two-day virtual "Shine the Light" conference on human traffic

Virtual anti-trafficking conference includes testimonies, calls to action

by Soli Salgado
Mar 12, 2021

Spotlighting the root causes and intersections of human trafficking, the Shine the Light virtual conference demonstrated the range of people and concrete actions needed to combat trafficking effectively.

Jockey Mike Smith aboard McKinzie runs down the front stretch during the 35th Breeders Cup world championships at Churchill Downs Nov. 2, 2018, in Louisville, Kentucky. (CNS/Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters)

Organizers fight trafficking amid Kentucky Derby

by Janet M. Peterworth
Feb 9, 2021

Major events like the Kentucky Derby tend to draw human traffickers. Every year, organizers raise awareness in Louisville about the indignity that occurs in the area during the Derby and year-round.

Combatting human trafficking in Albania and across European borders

by Imelda Poole
Feb 8, 2021

Events to join, ways to commemorate anti-trafficking day Feb. 8

by Soli Salgado
Feb 4, 2021

A Nun's Life Ministry celebrates 15 years with a new series of issue-based podcasts

by Maxine Kollasch
Feb 1, 2021

Q & A with Sr. Terry Gauvin, Lumen Christi finalist for anti-trafficking work

by Dan Stockman
Dec 29, 2020