Irene O'Neill

Irene O'Neill

Sr. Irene O'Neill is the founder and president of Sisters Rising Worldwide, a global nonprofit that helps 650,000 Catholic sisters worldwide connect, collaborate and act through the PeaceRoom technology platform. A former educator and longtime leader of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Ministries Foundation, she has served as a regent for Bethlehem University in Palestine and a trustee for Avila University. She currently serves on the board of Catholic Investment Services. Learn more at www.srw.org.

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A panel highlights the work of Catholic sisters during the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women in New York in March 2025. (Courtesy of Beth Blissman)

More than ever, Catholic sisters are a global force for change

Everywhere I turned during the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, women from every corner of the world were sharing solutions to the world's challenges. And right there, at the center of it all, were sisters.