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On a recent visit to New York City, a group of Ukrainian Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great journeyed from Manhattan to the borough of Staten Island on the ferry. On the return to Manhattan, the lights of lower Manhattan were visible. (GSR/Chris Herlinger)

From Ukraine to New York, a Catholic nun carries war into moments of peace

As the sun sets over New York Harbor, Ukrainian Sr. Lucia Murashko is reminded of the violence shaping her daily life back home.

ByChris Herlinger
Among the recipients of the Anna Trust Foundation's new grant is the women's Conference of Major Superiors of the Ivory Coast, and their geriatrics curriculum project in partnership with the Higher Institute of Religious Life for use within religious communities. (Courtesy of The Anna Trust)

Monday Starter: New grant program supports aging Catholic sisters globally

Plus, Korean nuns learn how to use AI to boost their ministries.

ByDan Stockman, UCA News
The angel Gabriel greets Mary in this church window depicting the Annunciation. (CNS photo from Crosiers)

Annunciation of Mary can be a time to reflect on mystical moments of God

"Each of us, like Mary, stands for God's family, witnessing God's love and faithfulness, and embracing our role as messengers of this Good News," writes Joyce Meyer.

ByJoyce Meyer
On the second day of the United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women, held at U.N. headquarters in New York, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres met with members of nongovernmental groups. (U.N./Eskinder Debebe)

Monday Starter: UN commission meetings focus on challenges faced by women

Plus, LCWR praises the appointment of a new apostolic nuncio, and Maryknoll issues condemnation of war against Iran.

ByChris Herlinger, Dan Stockman
People walk past damaged buildings in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026, following a strike on a police station, amid the U.S. and Israel-Iran war. (OSV News/WANA via Reuters/Majid Asgaripour)

Monday Starter: US-based sister congregations condemn war against Iran

Plus, Missionaries of Jesus Sr. Norma Pimentel, a longtime champion of migrants, is named a Time magazine woman of the year.

ByChris Herlinger
Pope John Paul II greets the Rev. Jesse Jackson at the end of the pope's weekly audience at the Vatican June 23, 1999. Jackson, a towering civil rights icon, died at age 84 Feb. 17. (OSV News photo/Vatican)

Monday Starter: LCWR offers condolences after death of Rev. Jesse Jackson

Plus, sisters throughout Americas attend leadership training, and US sisters call out Trump's racist videos against the Obamas and the inhumane treatment of immigrants.

ByRhina Guidos
Photo of a notebook with a pencil on a background photo of coal (GSR graphic/Unsplash photos/Kelly Sikkema, Ottr Dan)

Reporter's notebook: Reporting inside South Africa's illegal mining zones

GSR Today - As a journalist, I am trained to document, verify and tell stories. But in places like Emalahleni, documentation alone is not neutral.

ByDoreen Ajiambo
Bad Bunny performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California. (AP photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance delivered a message for such a time as this

GSR columns editor Helga Leija reflects on the role of Bad Bunny in Latin American culture.

ByHelga Leija

St. Scholastica's courage to speak invites us to a deeper discernment

ByHelga Leija

Monday Starter: Mercy sister receives lifetime achievement award

ByRhina Guidos

Sister Connie's life and death taught me that grief is not an enemy, but a companion

ByChristine Turo-Shields

In a dispiriting global moment, sisters' work is a salve

ByChris Herlinger

Find joy in being called to daily witness to God's presence

ByJoyce Meyer

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