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  • Read more about AUG 22 2025 Horizons WILLIAMS trees

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<div style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Georgia', serif;"><div draggable="false" data-pm-slice="1 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true"><em>Greetings! Below are summaries of some of the newest stories and columns on Global Sisters Report.

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80 years after Hiroshima, anti-nuclear activists are still fighting for progress
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Witchcraft accusations drive elders in Kenya from homes, seeking refuge with sisters
  • Read more about Aug. 19, 2025 GSR digest newsletter Martize

<div style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Georgia', serif;"><p><em>Greetings! Below are summaries of some of the newest stories and columns on Global Sisters Report. To read more at Global Sisters Report, </em><a href="https://www.globalsistersreport.org"><em>click here.</em></a></p>

  • Read more about ABCs of creating GSR in the Classroom resources

You may find a Global Sisters Report article or column you want to share with your class that has not been formally adopted in our GSR in the Classroom resources. Here's a guide to developing your own resources.

  • Read more about Sisters share spiritual foundation of activism with younger 'nones'

For sisters who have dedicated their lives to fighting injustice, activism is a form of prayer in action that helps maintain hope amid the often-slow pace of change. Some young activists are learning from their experiences.

  • Read more about Guide: Sisters share spiritual foundation of activism with younger 'nones'

Catholic sisters demonstrate that action must be grounded in a deep spirituality, in a faith that calls them to live out the Gospel with commitment and courage. These sisters can be important role models for our youth.

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  • Read more about In Colombia's conflict, women religious provide 'opportunities for life'

With their ministries and presence in towns that continue to suffer from Colombia's 50-year-long conflict, nuns contribute to the peace process through accompaniment.

  • Read more about Guide: In Colombia's conflict, women religious provide 'opportunities for life'

The church has promoted a wide range of human rights since the end of the 19th century. Help students learn about human rights and the church's support of such rights.

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  • Read more about In Nazareth, we light a peace candle amid the suffering of war

The daily routine of my life at the Salvatorian Sisters' School in Nazareth, Israel, used to be lively, with kids arriving at school with broad smiles. But the horrifying war now casts shadows of fear and insecurity.

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