Salir de las sombras: luz contra la violencia de género

Sr. Roberta White, a member of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubuque, Iowa, second from left, with other participants at the United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women. She and others attended as members of a delegation representing the Loretto Community. The Loreto Community has been partnering with the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Dubuque since 2011. This year, Loreto hosted a delegation of 40 participants with 28 attendees hailing from four U.S. high scho

Religiosas denuncian retrocesos en derechos de la mujer durante evento de la ONU

Las hermanas que asistieron a la 69.ª sesión de la Comisión de la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer (CSW) de la ONU hablaron de avances y particularmente de los retrocesos desde la Declaración de Pekín de 1995. Persisten las desigualdades, la violencia de género y la pobreza estructural, pero las religiosas reafirmaron su compromiso con la dignidad de las mujeres. 

Dozens spoke about gender-based violence during the 69th session of the United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women, held March 10-21 in New York. (GSR graphic/Olivia Bardo)

Hermanas católicas denuncian en la ONU la 'crisis' de la violencia de género

By Chris Herlinger, Traducido por Magda Bennásar
A protester holds up a sign that reads in French, "Security is a right, Haiti deserves it" during a protest against insecurity April 2 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Two women religious, Sr. Evanette Onesaire and Sr. Jeanne Siliane Voltaire, were killed March 31. (AP photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Dos religiosas católicas mueren en Haití a causa de la violencia de las pandillas

By Chris Herlinger, Traducido por Helga Leija