Suneela Polimetla, originally from Andhra Pradesh, South India, is a member of the Salvatorian Sisters congregation (Sisters of the Divine Savior). Currently residing in Nazareth, Israel, she works as a psychologist and counselor. Prior to moving to Israel, she served as a lecturer at Jyothi Nivas College in Bangalore, India. In Nazareth, she provides counseling for students at the Salvatorian Sisters' School, finding joy in daily interactions with students and staff. Before the war, she traveled weekly to Jerusalem to assist migrant children with psychological issues.
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Sr. Matilda Mubanga, a member of the Daughters of the Redeemer, has served in different positions in the church and her congregation for the past 38 years. With a background in nursing, she served for 13 years as the national health coordinator at the Catholic Secretariat for the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops. Currently, she serves as the projects coordinator for her congregation, overseeing various projects, including St. Thomas Mission Hospital in Chibombo, Zambia.
<h2><a style="color: #3b4456; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.globalsistersreport.org/columns/how-do-we-exclaim-joy-gospe… do we exclaim the joy of the Gospel?</a></h2><div style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="byline">by Kelly Williams</div><div style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Georgia', serif;"><p>The call of the Gospel invites us al
Kelly Williams is a Sister of Mercy of the Americas. She lives with her community in Biloxi, Mississippi. She recently received her Master of Arts in ministry with a spirituality concentration from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She is an avid crafter who is constantly on a quest to learn more skills related to the fiber arts. She practices by making gifts for her 15 nieces and nephews and many others!
Brian Winters is a novelist and freelance writer who has been published in the U.S. and Europe. Having lived in Kansas, Idaho and Kentucky, he currently lives in Sonora, California.
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Mercy Srs. JoAnn Persch and Pat Murphy, along with Mercy Associate Carol Conway and dozens of volunteers and donors, have been hard at work delivering peace and mercy to asylum seekers in Chicago.
While immigration reform will take political will and time, newly arrived immigrants need housing and other necessities immediately. As well as doing advocacy, Catholic sisters are responding to these immediate needs.
The mood at the 2021 meetings of the U.N.'s Commission on the Status of Women is a bit somber, with much talk about the effects and setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.