Soli Salgado

Soli Salgado is the international editor of the Global Sisters Report. Previously she was the Latin America correspondent and has reported from 13 countries for GSR and NCR, covering mostly migration, human trafficking and Nuns & Nones. Born in Buenos Aires and raised in Wichita, Kansas, Soli graduated from the University of Kansas in 2013 with degrees in journalism, English, and Spanish, and joined NCR as a Bertelsen intern in 2015. Big loves include illustration, yoga, reading, travel and presidential history.

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Sr. Rosemarie González, a School Sister of Notre Dame (GSR photo / Soli Salgado)

ENTREVISTA | Hna. Rosemarie González acoge a personas que se recuperan de la adicción

En el Hogar del Buen Pastor, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, administrado por hermanas católicas, hombres y mujeres sin hogar con antecedentes de abuso de drogas reciben cobijo y protección, siempre que su proceso de recuperación se centre en la abstinencia.

A fresco with scenes from the life of St. Benedict of Nursia, at St. Benedict's Abbey in Atchison, Kansas (Flickr/Randy Greve)

El auge del monacato en un mundo moderno

Las tradiciones monásticas, como la estabilidad, el silencio, la comunidad, la hospitalidad y el amor por el aprendizaje, están resonando en la sociedad actual, atrayendo tanto a los no religiosos como a las hermanas católicas apostólicas. ¿Qué nos dicen estas antiguas prácticas sobre el hambre de comunión auténtica en nuestro tiempo?

Dominican Sr. Liz Engel, center, met Liddy Olano, left, at St. Dominic's Home, an orphanage in Blauvelt, New York, Engel's former ministry. Olano met her husband, Joseph, right, at an event for the home's alumni. (Courtesy of Liz Engel)

ENTREVISTA | Hna. Liz Engel: "El sistema de acogida de niños los está matando"

La Hna. dominica Liz Engel lucha por asignar niños a familias adoptivas en lugar de a hogares de acogida. La pandemia complicó su ministerio, poniendo en peligro a los niños en cuidado temporal. Conoce en esta entrevista su llamado y la misión de la agencia Downey Side. 

Safe Parking LA pretende acondicionar los aparcamientos del condado de Los Ángeles que no se utilizan para las personas sin hogar que viven en la ciudad y tienen vehículos. (Foto: Unsplash John Matychuk)

ENTREVISTA | El corazón humanitario de Silvia Gutiérrez ayuda a las personas que viven en su coche en Los Ángeles

Descubre el lado más humanitario de Silvia Gutiérrez, líder ejecutiva de Safe Parking LA y miembro de la Comunidad del Corazón Inmaculado. En esta entrevista con GSR, ella comparte cómo ha logrado combinar su fe católica con su iniciativa para brindar un lugar seguro para dormir y acceso a servicios sociales a personas sin hogar que viven en sus vehículos en Los Ángeles, Estados Unidos. Con su dedicación y vocación de servicio, ha logrado hacer una diferencia positiva en la sociedad, otorgando esperanza a cientos de personas necesitadas.

Sr. María Laura Roger, left, and Sandra Mazzanti, co-coordinators of Red Kawsay Buenos Aires, in Buenos Aires

ENTREVISTA | Red Kawsay, sensibilización y prevención contra la trata de personas

La Red Kawsay Buenos Aires está generando un cambio positivo en la lucha contra la trata de personas, incrementada por los flujos migratorios y la situación de fragilidad de los migrantes. En una entrevista exclusiva con Global Sisters Report, las coordinadoras de la organización, la hermana María Laura Roger y Sandra Mazzanti, comparten su enfoque de sensibilización y prevención a largo plazo para educar a jóvenes y adultos sobre la dignidad humana y acabar con los clientes del tráfico de personas.  

GSR en español, a Spanish-language edition of the Global Sisters Report website with an emphasis on Catholic sisters in Latin America and Spain, launches May 1. (Toni-Ann Ortiz)

Global Sisters Report launches GSR en español

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

GSR en español, a Spanish-language edition of the Global Sisters Report website with an emphasis on Catholic sisters in Latin America and Spain, launches May 1. (Toni-Ann Ortiz)

Global Sisters Report presenta: GSR en español

Bienvenido a GSR en español, una edición de Global Sisters Report con artículos seleccionados sobre hermanas y columnas escritas por hermanas — todo redactado originalmente en español o traducido profesionalmente — con énfasis en las hermanas católicas de América Latina y España.

 

Holy Family Sr. Judith Therese Barial with students at St. Mary's Academy in New Orleans. Barial and her work stand to benefit from a new grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to the Loyola Institute for Ministry. (Courtesy of Loyola University)

Monday Starter: Hilton Foundation awards grant to Loyola Institute for Ministry

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.

Monday Starter: African sisters honored for contributing to continent's development

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. 

Notre Dame de Namur Sr. Patricia Chappell, the 2020 recipient of the Outstanding Leadership Award, was honored at this year’s assembly.

LCWR leadership awards celebrate 2 sisters who forged inspiring paths in ministry

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.

The new LCWR presidential team, for 2022-2023

LCWR general assembly recommits to justice and interconnectedness of all creation

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.

Attendees pray with theologians Baltimore Carmelite Sr. Connie FitzGerald and M. Shawn Copeland Aug. 10 at the Leadership Conference of Women Religious Assembly in St. Louis. (GSR photo/Sr. Helga Leija)

LCWR brings mystical conversations down to earth with contemplative panel

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.

Sr. Jane Herb of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary gives the presidential address Aug. 10 to the 2022 assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, held Aug. 9-12 in St. Louis. (GSR photo/Soli Salgado)

LCWR president Sr. Jane Herb outlines 'map-shaping' for religious life's future

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.

From left: Rebecca Ann Gemma in 1980, when she was a senior at the University of San Diego, and in 1987, donning the habit she thought was a dealbreaker before choosing the Springfield Dominicans; and Gemma in a more recent photo

Incoming LCWR president Sr. Rebecca Ann Gemma keeps eyes open to complexity

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.

About 800 sister leaders from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious gather Aug. 10, 2018, on the steps of the Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis after reaffirming a 2016 resolution against racism as part of their annual assembly.

LCWR general assembly will tap 'mystical wisdom,' envision congregations' futures

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 statue of Jesus stands over the casket of a person who died after contracting COVID-19 before the burial at a graveyard in New Delhi on April 29, 2021. (CNS/Reuters/Adnan Abidi)

Monday Starter: Sisters in India denied compensation for COVID-19 deaths

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.

A still image from "New Leaders," a new video from the International Union of Superiors General's Sisters Advocating Globally, an advocacy project to inform the public on the ministries of Catholic sisters (Courtesy of UISG)

Monday Starter: New UISG video highlights sisters' ministries globally

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.

Dominican Sr. Barbara Schwarz presents a keynote on "Arts as Preaching" at the Dominican College Preaching in Action Conference, which she said she usually does every year. (Courtesy of Barbara Schwarz)

Q & A with Sr. Barbara Schwarz on art as a form of prayer and meditation

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.

Crosses attached to a destroyed bridge in Irpin, Ukraine, on May 16 (CNS/Reuters/Jorge Silva)

Monday Starter: Franciscan sister visits Kyiv with religious delegation

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.

A boy writes a message on a sidewalk May 18 in Buffalo, New York, where a mass shooting took place May 14 at a Tops supermarket. (CNS/Reuters/Brendan McDermid)

Monday Starter: Sisters condemn violence, white supremacy following Buffalo shooting

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.