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Conducted in preparation of the International Union of Superiors General's 60th anniversary, the global body's new report considers the evolving needs of more than 1,900 congregational leaders worldwide.

 On their wish list: an expanded role for women in the church.

For most of the sisters, the serendipitous timing of this long-planned UISG assembly, held May 5-9, coinciding with a papal election was impossible to shake – that it was no accident but rather a sign of the Holy Spirit at work.

A couple miles from the ongoing conclave, sisters in leadership gather at the International Union of Superiors General assembly May 5-9, with Pope Francis' spirit of synodality at its center.

Many young people who had planned to attend the canonization of Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, were among those who paid their respects to the late pontiff April 26. 

Though common knowledge warns against anyone wandering into La Línea, Sr. Angélica Segoviano has gained daily access by establishing trust with the women she visits. It takes time before they open up to her about their lives and worries, their initial suspicion born of the fact that some have gone years without anyone simply asking how they're doing.

Along Midwestern highways and interstates, with their hundreds of truck stops and rest stops, hubs for sex trafficking thrive. Sisters throughout the region are educating people to recognize the signs of victimization and are helping survivors recover.

Today (July 30). in recognition of the United Nations' World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, we at GSR would like to highlight sisters' efforts in protecting victims and rehabilitating survivors.

While we're thrilled with the growth we've established in the first year of GSR en español, we're more excited thinking about all that can still be done to expand our international readership — all with the power of language.

GSR en español is a Spanish-language edition of our website with an emphasis on Catholic sisters in Latin America and Spain.

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.