After Francis' admission of the issue of clergy abuse of nuns, Catholics are urging him to act firmly against abusers, especially in India, where supporters of a nun who has accused a bishop of rape find themselves censured by church authorities.

The sister from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in Indiana explains how the idea to offer a retreat for mothers originated at a family Thanksgiving — and why we should all act more like the alpacas at the sisters' eco center.

Though he is soaked in blood, carrying a cross, being jeered at, falling and beaten till he stands again, instinctively I know who he is — the lovely child I delivered.  

I didn't know how to "declutter" a part of my mind and heart for God, so I just kept praying for help, beginning every morning by asking God to make me aware of the needs of those around me.

The commission's 63rd annual session at the United Nations comes at a critical moment in the history of women's rights and gender equality, say Catholic sisters who plan to participate in the March 11-22 events.

NAGPUR, INDIA - Maria Niwas, the orphanage run by the Salesian Sisters of Mary Immaculate in Nagpur, has helped children get a good start in life for more than a century. Over the years, when those children became adults with families of their own, they keep regular contact with the orphanage and give support to their "siblings" living there now.

Sr. Orla Treacy, an Irish Loreto sister who helps run a boarding school in South Sudan that she and her order started, whose work in the country, has continued for more than a decade, is one of 10 recipients of the 2019 U.S. Department of State's International Women of Courage Award.

Horizons - This Lent, it seems the invitation for me is to focus on beauty, to add to and look for and create and celebrate beauty amidst the messiness and challenges of life.

Commentary - The Irish nun, head of Loreto Schools in Rumbek, received the State Department international award for her courage, inner strength and fierce dedication to female empowerment.