Converting convents to senior housing of one form or another is not new for congregations in the United States, but it is a trend that is growing as sisters reckon with capital assets they no longer need.

The group was split 5-5 on a statement that held Jesus' masculinity and that of all who receive holy orders "is not accidental" but rather an "integral part of the sacramental identity."

Talitha Kum Africa has adopted a three-year plan to confront trafficking's fast-evolving forms across the continent. It's a mission already embodied in Sr. Redemptor Ikonga's work with vulnerable children in Kenya.