Gail DeGeorge

With "Hope Amid Turmoil," the most ambitious and challenging project we have undertaken at GSR, we've been inspired by the incredible courage and deep faith of sisters serving in conflict areas throughout the world.

After almost two decades of working in Haiti, Sr. Judy Dohner now helps migrants, many of them from this Caribbean country, who arrive in Florida. 

A recent evaluation of the GHR Foundation's investment in the Sister Support Initiative, which began in 2010, shows the emerging forms, partnerships and relationships of religious life in the U.S.

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has funded studies to understand key aspects of early planning efforts and actionable steps that other communities can take to initiate early planning for elderly care.

Church-based ministries and humanitarian programs in Haiti continue their work despite the considerable and daunting challenges.

Discussion and questions during workshops at the annual Leadership Conference of Women Religious assembly pointed to the stark reality of a dearth of members able to serve as congregational leaders: Even congregations able to currently install leadership teams have to prepare for a future in which they may not be able to do so. 

GSR Today - Amid the news and controversy about the Los Angeles Dodgers and the "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence," GSR editor Gail DeGeorge sees a teaching moment to inform many about real Catholic sisters.

For the last nine years, Global Sisters Report has been a dynamic online community giving voice to women religious worldwide. Now, we want to learn more about you.

From the first days of Russia's war on Ukraine, the Basilian Sisters as well as other monastic congregations and numerous volunteers did everything possible to help relieve suffering and save lives.

In honor of the Feb. 8 feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, the patron saint of human trafficking survivors, Global Sisters Report is providing information about prayer services, links to some of our past coverage and other resources.

GSR readers can now translate our stories into Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swahili and Vietnamese.

Programs are providing Catholic sisters with training to transform ministries into social enterprises that are more self-sustaining. As a result, sisters were among 11 entrepreneurs recognized with Builders of Africa's Future awards.

Sr. Patricia Daly, a Dominican Sister of Caldwell, New Jersey, for 47 years and a pioneer of corporate responsibility and socially responsible investing, died Dec. 9, 2022. She was 66 years old.

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation global convening was an affirmation of achievements and a challenge on how to continue to develop and reach goals for the more than 110 participants, mostly Catholic sisters, from 16 countries.

This year's Hilton Humanitarian Symposium and Prize Ceremony focused on the theme "The Power of Perseverance." About 250 attendees heard stories of the global refugee crisis involving over 100 million displaced people.

Expanding the reach of Global Sisters Report into Latin America and to Spanish-language audiences has been a long-sought-after goal. We are pleased to announce some changes that will help us in this effort while also elevating our coverage in other parts of the world.

Welcome to Global Sisters Report's gallery of honor, where we pay tribute to Catholic sisters killed violently in African countries. May their souls rest in peace, and may their legacy live on.

Reaction among Catholic women religious to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade included jubilation, acceptance and pledges to support women who are pregnant and to help with other women's issues.

In response to the gun deaths of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in Texas, U.S. sisters' congregations added their voices to that of Pope Francis and other faith leaders in calling for stronger gun control efforts.

At the end of UISG plenary in Rome, sisters shared this pledge: "I commit myself to live vulnerable synodality through service as a leader, animating it within the community, together with the people of God."