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Salesian programs aid the inclusion of people with disabilities.

Listening with the Ear of Your Heart – Benedictine Formation

Five weekly sessions, beginning January 21, 2024

1:00-3:00 PM (Pacific Time)

Day promotes international togetherness and awareness on children’s issues.

2023 theme focuses on progress needed to ensure everyone has safe toilets and water by 2030.

WORLD DAY OF THE POOR: Salesian Missions highlights programs that support people in poverty

Education, workforce development and social programs help create a path out of poverty.

The Benedictine Sisters of the Monastery of St. Gertrude, Cottonwood, Idaho, wish to announce the election of their new prioress, Sister Teresa Jackson, OSB.

On November 4, 2023 the North American Eastern Province and the Western Region of the Sisters of Christian Charity united to form one entity:  The Sisters of Christian Charity of North America.   The Motherhouse is located in Mendham, NJ and the Provincial Superior is Sister Joann Marie Aumand, SCC. 

Sisters of Christian Charity have current ministries in New Jersey, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.  In addition, they minister in the Philippines, Germany, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina. 

Over the past 160+ years, our congregation, Sisters of the Presentation, and our ministries have evolved. In the early years, most of our Sisters were engaged in the ministry of education, but the call of Vatican II invited us to extend our reach beyond the classroom and to minister in a manner which reflects the spirit and charism of our foundress, Venerable Nano Nagle.

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The 10^th Annual Nun Run 5K, 1-Mile, and Community Service Fair will be held on February 3, 2024 at La Reina High School & Middle School in Thousand Oaks. The proceeds benefit local and global outreach including: the homeless, immigrants, human trafficking survivors, and recipients of our healthcare and eldercare services.

Sisters of Charity, BVM Celebrates 190 Years - From Dublin to Dubuque, Around the World

Sister Nancy Bauer received the 2023 Role of Law Award from the Canon Law Society of America (CLSA) at its annual convention on October 11, 2023. This award honors her outstanding example in the furtherance of Church law as pastoral means of serving God’s people.

Adrian Dominican Sisters Issue Statement

WORLD FOOD DAY: Salesian Missions highlights programs that ensure healthy nutrition

Building wells and providing fresh, clean water also priority.

Salesian missionaries ensure those in need have access to programs and services.

Salesians ensure water access in communities around the globe.

Day focuses on ‘Rural women confront the global cost-of-living crisis’.

INT’L DAY OF THE GIRL: Salesian Missions highlights educational programs for girls

Programs focus on achieving gender equality.

GLOBAL: Women and girls face extreme poverty, says new report

Report released by UN Women and United Nations Department on Economic and Social Affairs.

The North American Vocation Team (NAVT) of the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) invites young adults ages 18 and older to a monthly online evening prayer on select Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST) via Zoom. Remaining dates for 2023 are October 24, November 28 and December 19. More information and registration for the Zoom links is available at ssnd.org/events/.  

The North American Vocation Team (NAVT) of the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) invites single women ages 18-45 to a discernment retreat October 27-29, 2023, at their Sancta Maria in Ripa campus in St. Louis, Missouri. More information and registration is available at ssnd.org/events/retreat10/.  

Scripture Reflections with Sr. Marilyn Renninger, OSF, returns weekly beginning Thursday, October 5, at 10:30 a.m. in the Assisi Center at the home of the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, 9201 W. St. Francis Road, Frankfort, Illinois, and via Zoom. No registration is required for in-person attendees. Click here to receive a Zoom link and meeting reminders.

Join Sr. Mary Elizabeth Imler, OSF, for this worldwide celebration of the 800th anniversary of the Franciscan Rule with her presentation, "Franciscan Relationship as Sisters and Brothers." The Chicago Region 800th Centenary Committee invites Franciscans and Franciscans-at-heart to this free, livestreamed presentation at 2:00 p.m.