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Streets of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince in 2016. The streets, never safe, are now more perilous because of serious insecurity and the rise of kidnappings and abductions. (GSR photo/Chris Herlinger)

In Haiti, threat of kidnapping looms over visitors and residents

By Chris Herlinger
Sep 07, 2023

Be a part of the 2023-2024 The Life panel

By GSR Staff
Sep 05, 2023
Sr. Norma McDonald, left, participates in a walk during the Truth and Reconciliation Committee in Vancouver 2013 with Nora Martin (Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation), Janelle Delorme (a réconciliACTION participant 2013) and Margaret Eaton (Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation). (Courtesy of Sr. Norma McDonald)

A look back at stories you may have missed

By Stephanie Yeagle
Aug 31, 2023
Panelists for the morning session on intercultural leadership at the 2023 Leadership Conference of Women Religious assembly in Dallas: seated, Dominican Sr. Bibiana Colasito and Holy Cross Sr. Esther Adjoa Entsiwah; standing, Franciscan Sr. Jincy Vilayappilly, Missionary Catechist of Divine Providence Sr. Elizabeth Ann Guerrero (facilitator), and Good Shepherd Sr. Barbara Beasley (Courtesy of Annmarie Sanders)

Navigating the complex interconnectedness of culture, identity and leadership

By Helga Leija
Aug 30, 2023
The breakout session on international congregations was led by, from left: Sr. Mary Anne Foley, Congregation de Notre Dame; Sr. Sally Hodgdon, Sisters of Saint Joseph of Chambéry; and Sr. Eileen Burns, Sister of Notre Dame de Namur.

Identifying with the blessings and challenges of international relationships

By Joyce Meyer
Aug 28, 2023
A husband and wife work on their farm in Abuja, Nigeria, June 10, 2020. (CNS/Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde)

Hunger in four dimensions calls for contemplatives in action

By Joyce Meyer
Aug 09, 2023
Poland Caritas staff and psychologists in Rzeszow, Poland, are pictured with visitors from the U.S., including Jim McDermott, former U.S. representative, third from the left; NCR contributor Fr. Peter Daly, fifth from the left; and NCR board member David Bonior, also a former U.S. representative, third from the right. (Courtesy of David Bonior)

As Ukrainians found refuge in Poland, I witnessed the best of the Catholic Church

By David Bonior
Aug 07, 2023
(Unsplash/Hassan Ouajbir)

I am of God and will cling to my ledge of light

By Helga Leija
Aug 04, 2023
(Unsplash/Hassan Ouajbir)

I am of God and will cling to my ledge of light

By Helga Leija
Aug 04, 2023
Benedictine Sr. Helga Leija and Ursuline Sr. Michele Morek (Courtesy photo)

Sr. Helga Leija named column editor following retirement of Sr. Michele Morek

By GSR Staff
Jun 27, 2023
A March 8 meeting during the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women focused on Ukrainian women and how they are faring a year after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. (GSR photo/Chris Herlinger)

Reporter's notebook: Activists fight to end sexual violence in war

By Chris Herlinger
Jun 19, 2023
Dodgers logo signage changed for LGBTQ+ Pride Night during the MLB game between the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 3, 2022 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Newscom/Icon Sportswire/Brian Rothmuller/)

Amid 'Perpetual Indulgence'-Dodgers furor, let's talk about real Catholic sisters

By Gail DeGeorge
May 24, 2023
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Exclaustration: Not a matter of fidelity

By Helga Leija
Sep 28, 2022
The sisters and their helpers pose in the patio of La Palmita for a photo after a recent abordaje, or outreach session in the streets of La Merced. From left are Novice Sister Isaura, Sr. Manuela Rodríguez, Mariana Gutierrez, Cecilia Martínez, Sr. María Rosas, Sr. Carmen Paz and journalist Tracy Barnett. (Courtesy of Tracy Barnett)

Reporter's notebook: At home and on the streets with Mexico City's sisters

By Tracy L. Barnett
Nov 24, 2022
GSR en español, a Spanish-language edition of the Global Sisters Report website with an emphasis on Catholic sisters in Latin America and Spain, launches May 1. (Toni-Ann Ortiz)

Global Sisters Report launches GSR en español

By Soli Salgado
May 01, 2023
GSR en español, a Spanish-language edition of the Global Sisters Report website with an emphasis on Catholic sisters in Latin America and Spain, launches May 1. (Toni-Ann Ortiz)

Global Sisters Report launches GSR en español

By Soli Salgado
May 01, 2023
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Please help Global Sisters Report tell our story

By Gail DeGeorge
Apr 24, 2023
Br. Luis David Perez, a Discalced Carmelite friar, speaks to a group of mostly women at Casa Santa Teresa retreat center April 7 near San Ramón, Costa Rica. The friar made a special plea to recognize the role of women in the church and society, while also pointing out rising levels of violence against them in Costa Rica and around the world. (GSR photo/Rhina Guidos)

Friar: The church and society Jesus wanted can only be built with women participating

By Rhina Guidos
Apr 21, 2023
GSR's Chris Herlinger, in the center, walks near the center of an apartment complex in Borodyanka, Ukraine, which collapsed when it was hit by a Russian missile on April 5, 2022. (GSR photo/Gregg Brekke)

Reporter's notebook from Ukraine: What life is like when war becomes normal

By Chris Herlinger
Apr 06, 2023
Michelle O'Neill, the first minister-elect of Northern Ireland and deputy leader of Sinn Féin, speaks as part of a March 16 panel on the role of women in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. The panel, held at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., also included, from left, Monica McWilliams, a signatory to the Good Friday Agreement; Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland; Liz O'Donnell, former minister of state of Ireland; and Melanne Verveer

Georgetown event lauds women's role in peace, but the world can do better for them

By Chris Herlinger
Mar 27, 2023