The call that inspired the sisters' yes

"The Annunciation" (1858) by Eduard von Steinle (Artvee)

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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Haitian migrant and volunteer Djephy Wood Denios from La Casa del Migrante in Tijuana, Mexico, cleans the feet of a woman during the annual washing of the feet ceremony on Holy Thursday at Tijuana's Friendship Park circle on the U.S.-Mexico border April 17, 2025. (OSV News/Carlos A. Moreno)

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Theologians' Corner - Let us celebrate Holy Thursday by allowing Jesus to teach us once again. It is urgent that Christians recover what is essential in the Gospel: service, unconditional love and boundless mercy.

Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Srs. Jean Durel, Josetta Eveler, Michele O'Brien, Margaret Snyder, and Martha Ann Kirk participated in a vigil and procession to South Texas Family Residential Center on Jan. 28, 2026, in Dilley, Texas. (Courtesy of Martha Ann Kirk)

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'Rebirth' art project offers counternarrative for Rupnik accusers, abuse survivors

A monumental mosaic designed by French artist Sister Samuelle aims to help survivors "piece the fragments back together and give them a new face: the face of a new life, or at least a life that can still be lived."

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Sr. Helen Mary Anthony, of the Sisters of St. Anne Bangalore, will take charge as the director of the Catholic Health Association of India in May. (Courtesy of Helen Mary Anthony)

Nun becomes first woman to lead India's Catholic Health Association

Sr. Helen Mary Anthony, a gynecologist and Sister of St. Anne Bangalore, will take over May 1 as the first woman director of the Catholic Health Association of India.

Parents watch their children with autism play games during a beach trip organized by the Lovers of the Holy Cross sisters in Vietnam on Sept. 13, 2025. (Joachim Pham)

Vietnamese nuns offer lifeline to children with autism amid rising need

Vietnam has an estimated 1 million people with autism, with roughly one in every 100 children affected. Yet awareness and resources remain limited. Catholic sisters work to meet families' needs with care and therapy.

A Sudanese refugee girl from al-Fashir, Sudan, rests next to a burnt tree in the middle of the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad, Nov. 23, 2025, amid the conflict in Sudan between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army. (OSV News/Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

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With communication cut off, church leaders say the whereabouts of some missionaries are unknown as some congregations flee violence and shut down schools, hospitals and pastoral work.

LCWR's 2025-2026 presidential team, from left to right: President-elect Sr. Debra Sciano, President Sr. Vicky Larson, and Past-President Sr. Kathy Brazda; the team and executive director Sr. Carol Zinn met with Pope Leo XIV March 26 at the Vatican. (GSR photo/Dan Stockman)

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In their annual meeting at the Vatican, the heads of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious discussed the treatment of human beings in the United States with Pope Leo XIV.

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LCWR's 2025-2026 presidential team, from left to right: President-elect Sr. Debra Sciano, President Sr. Vicky Larson, and Past-President Sr. Kathy Brazda; the team and executive director Sr. Carol Zinn met with Pope Leo XIV March 26 at the Vatican. (GSR photo/Dan Stockman)

LCWR leaders meet with Pope Leo, discuss 'painful' treatment of people in the US

In their annual meeting at the Vatican, the heads of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious discussed the treatment of human beings in the United States with Pope Leo XIV.

"The Annunciation" (1858) by Eduard von Steinle (Artvee)

The call that inspired the sisters' yes

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?

Visitors view "Do the Good: The Sisters Who Shaped America" at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on opening day, March 19. (Courtesy of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton)

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In celebration of the United States' 250th anniversary, the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton will display the role of sisters throughout the nation's history.

Sr. Amelia Hueller of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation in Nashville, Tenn., visits a third-grade classroom at Providence Academy in Plymouth, Minn., Jan. 12, 2026, and explains her habit to the students, including Emily Jewison, Duke Conway and Grace Wheeler. (OSV News/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)

Dominican says she was 'unbaptized, agnostic' when she heard the call to join church, convent

Sr. Amelia Hueller went to Chile as an exchange student at 16. There the images of the Virgin Mary she encountered began to tug at her heart. 

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Sr. Helen Mary Anthony, of the Sisters of St. Anne Bangalore, will take charge as the director of the Catholic Health Association of India in May. (Courtesy of Helen Mary Anthony)

Nun becomes first woman to lead India's Catholic Health Association

Sr. Helen Mary Anthony, a gynecologist and Sister of St. Anne Bangalore, will take over May 1 as the first woman director of the Catholic Health Association of India.

Parents watch their children with autism play games during a beach trip organized by the Lovers of the Holy Cross sisters in Vietnam on Sept. 13, 2025. (Joachim Pham)

Vietnamese nuns offer lifeline to children with autism amid rising need

Vietnam has an estimated 1 million people with autism, with roughly one in every 100 children affected. Yet awareness and resources remain limited. Catholic sisters work to meet families' needs with care and therapy.

Sr. Flora Nirmala, second from right, the unit leader of Good Shepherd Social Services in Ruteng, Indonesia, poses with other members of her Good Shepherd community. (GSR/Chris Herlinger)

In Indonesia, nuns shelter women facing violence, and work to stop abuse

In the face of stigma and silence, Catholic sisters in Indonesia are supporting survivors of domestic violence and trafficking with shelter, advocacy and care.

Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Srs. Jean Durel, Josetta Eveler, Michele O'Brien, Margaret Snyder, and Martha Ann Kirk participated in a vigil and procession to South Texas Family Residential Center on Jan. 28, 2026, in Dilley, Texas. (Courtesy of Martha Ann Kirk)
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Compassion calls us to sacred kinship with immigrants

About 350 people gathered in a park in Dilley, Texas, to walk about two miles to the South Texas Family Residential Center to draw attention to the immigration crisis.

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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.