Sister participants at the triennial UISG assembly celebrated a new pope, found community in open dialogue and contemplated a transformative synodal church.
Also, two pilgrimages will lead to the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, as part of the shrine's yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the canonization of Seton.
"The women problem" in Laudato Si' is nothing new. The failure to centralize, regard and learn from women and their experiences abounds in Catholic theology and ecclesial realities. In the next decade, the church must fill this gap.
With a decade of reporting on Catholic sisters, international correspondent Chris Herlinger reflects on how sisters have long been radical models in supporting women's causes.
Plus, the Pentecost Project at the Vatican offers journalism training courses to sisters, and the Religious Formation Conference honors Sr. Ellen Dauwer.
"The spirit continues to blow where she wills," writes Sr. Helga Leija. "And this time, she has done so through a multicultural pope with a missionary soul and a universal heart."
Plus, UISG plenary assembly opens May 5, and U.S. sisters take to open letters and billboards to encourage compassion and humanity in government policies.
