by GSR Staff
Global Sisters Report has been its own website for 364 days now, and our stories are being read by people in 147 countries. We have plans to expand coverage into Europe, Central and South America and other reaches of the world, but so far we have shared stories from nearly 40 different countries.
Here’s a selection of some favorites from each:
Argentina – Caught between two worlds by Chris Herlinger
Bolivia – Serving in Bolivia’s silver country by Carol K. Coburn
Burkina Faso – One by one: Lost by Clare Nolan
Cambodia – Education: A way up for women escaping the sex-trade by Claire Schaeffer-Duffy
Cameroon – The prophetic role of African religious women to the mission of the church by Kenyuyfoon Gloria Wirba
Canada – Q & A with Sr. Chantal Desmarais by Dan Stockman
Cuba – Sisters, other Catholics, care for elderly in Cuba by Jill Day
Democratic Republic of Congo – Walking towards life: A return to Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo by Clare Nolan
East Timor – Q & A with Sr. Julia Shideler by Dawn Cherie Araujo
Ecuador – Indigenous peoples work to save land from extinction by Elise D. Garcia
El Salvador – Looking back on moments of danger by Dan Stockman
Guatemala – On the ground in Guatemala, Part I: Paschal Mystery by Tracy Kemme
Haiti – Helping Haitians find water and self-sufficiency by Kate Oatis
India – It’s a joy to be a young Catholic nun in India by Tessy Jacob
Iraq – Childhood deferred: Displaced children in Iraq by Arlene Flaherty
Israel – For all people: A House of Prayer by Jan Cebula
Italy – Italian convents act as safe houses in trafficking portal by Megan Sweas
Kenya – Human rights hinge on women's healthcare by Joyce Meyer
Liberia – Sisters in Liberia fight Ebola by Melanie Lidman
Malawi – Sister becomes mother to deaf, blind children by Deogratias Mmana
Mexico – Border crossers: Kino Teens bring youthful zeal to immigration reform efforts by Nancy Wiechec
Myanmar – Into a new world, a new sense of mission by Clare Nolan
Nepal – Q & A with Dr. Doug Lindberg by Dawn Cherie Arajuo
Nigeria – Religious sisters: Healthcare agents at the service of Nigerian families by Caroline Mbonu
Pakistan – Three sisters hold up half the sky by Kathy Coffey
Peru – Seeds of justice, human rights and environmental protection grow amidst rocky soil by Joan Brown
Philippines – In a farm led by nuns, poverty energizes by N.J. Viehland
Rwanda – Q & A with Sr. Marie-Claire Ihorere by Melanie Lidman
South Africa – A life raft of hope in an ocean of need by Delia Robertson
South Korea – Korean sister: What Pope Francis needs to tell the young by Tom Fox
South Sudan – Living the joy of the Gospel by Anne Kiragu
Spain – Activist nun: Change in the church comes from the bottom up by Janice Sevre-Duszynska
Syria – Syrian nun helps broker agreements between rebels, government by Monica Clark
Uganda – Not just facts and figures: Accounting is empowerment by Melanie Lidman
United Kingdom – Q & A with Sr. Anne Flanagan by Dawn Cherie Araujo
United States of America – An open letter to the Great Generation by Teresa Maya
Vietnam – Nuns struggle to alleviate illiteracy among disadvantaged children by Joachim Pham
Zambia – Create a farm, anchor a community in life by Joyce Meyer
Zimbabwe – Home-based healthcare training empowers Zimbabwe children by Jill Day
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