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A grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation's Catholic Sister Initiative will allow the Loyola University New Orleans' Institute for Ministry to support Catholic sisters in the greater New Orleans community and beyond.

A number of African women were recognized at the Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society and Pastoral Life for their contribution to the continent's development. 

LCWR closed its general assembly by honoring two women with the Outstanding Leadership Award: Notre Dame de Namur Sr. Patricia Chappell, the 2020 recipient; and Loreto Sr. Patricia Murray, the 2022 recipient.

During its Aug. 9-12 general assembly, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious voted to renew its commitment to seeking communion at the intersection of racism, forced migration and the climate crisis.

Baltimore Carmelite Sr. Connie FitzGerald and theologian M. Shawn Copeland demonstrated the art of bringing mystical conversations down to earth, with discussions broadcast Aug. 10 and 11 to LCWR's general assembly.

Creating an appropriately prophetic map must include a range of perspectives that can shed light on the various obstacles and possibilities before sisters, Sr. Jane Herb said in her LCWR presidential address Aug. 10.

Monday Starter - Government authorities declined to pay the COVID-19 compensation for the deaths of four Catholic sisters to their community in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

Dominican Sr. Rebecca Ann Gemma's friends say that with her rich history of work in anti-racism, education and counseling, she will be an invigorating asset as president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.

Contemplating the ever-evolving role of Catholic sisters is among the priorities of congregational leaders today. With that context, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious will host its general assembly Aug. 9-12.

A new video released by the International Union of Superiors General features sisters who speak on the importance of including marginalized and vulnerable communities in dialogue regarding development.

After decades in education, Sr. Barbara Schwarz considers her current ministry to be "preaching through the arts." She speaks to GSR about art as a form of prayer, and the use of her work to help those in palliative care.

Monday Starter - Sr. Sheila Kinsey was part of the delegation of religious leaders that traveled to Kyiv in late May in an act of solidarity with war-torn Ukraine.

The National Black Sisters' Conference, LCWR and several U.S. congregations released statements condemning white supremacy and gun violence following the May 14 shooting in Buffalo in which 10 Black people were killed.

Monday Starter: "Building bridges with people, especially those most in need, is a call to be closer to those who need us and are waiting for us," outgoing president Sr. Jolanta Kafka said at the UISG assembly in Rome.

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious will honor Sr. Pat Murray, executive secretary of the International Union of Superiors General, with the 2022 Outstanding Leadership Award at this year's LCWR assembly.

En Villa Hidalgo, un barrio de chabolas de Buenos Aires, las mujeres sufren el consumo generalizado de drogas, la violencia doméstica y la pobreza generacional. Dos hermanas Pasionistas han construido un espacio para acompañar y ayudar a estas mujeres aisladas.

Many U.S. Catholic sisters find themselves in outsized homes and estates. Through the Nuns and Nones Land Justice Project, sisters are learning how to create new land legacies that center racial and ecological healing.

After surveying Catholic sisters regarding how they view theology and cosmology, Dominican Sr. Laurie Brink felt compelled to write The Heavens Are Telling the Glory of God to share their "revelatory" responses.

In Villa Hidalgo, an urban shantytown in Buenos Aires, women endure pervasive drug use, domestic violence and generational poverty. Two Passionist Sisters have built a space to accompany and help these isolated women.

For Sr. Rosa Maria Trochez, a School Sister of Notre Dame, getting involved in Honduras' 2021 presidential election "wasn't a matter of inspiration," she said. "It was a matter of responsibility; it was a duty."