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This story appears in the Rwanda feature series. View the full series.

by Melanie Lidman

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March 20, 2017
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  • Read more about Raised by sisters, a Rwandan orphan looks to the future

Two decades after the Rwandan genocide, its child survivors are grown and making lives of their own, and the Abizeramariya Sisters who took them in are returning boisterous orphanages to their original purpose as homes for impoverished elderly people.

This story appears in the See for Yourself feature series. View the full series.

by Nancy Linenkugel

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March 17, 2017
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See for Yourself - While idling behind several cars at a stoplight, I happened to glance at the parking hang tag from my employer that's hooked on the rear-view mirror. "This tag expires on 08/19/19," the tag states.

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  • Read more about Q & A with Poor Sisters of St. Joseph, sharing a mission if not a country of origin

In a conversation with Global Sisters Report, three women religious talked about their current work with seniors and the challenges of enculturation they experienced while ministering abroad. 

by Colleen Gibson

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March 17, 2017
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  • Read more about From the pews in the back

Twice last weekend, I found myself somewhere I haven't been in a long time: the back pew of church. 

  • Read more about Ann Marie Paul

Ann Marie Paul is a Sister of Christian Charity from Passaic, New Jersey. She is currently director of the Passaic Neighborhood Center for Women, a collaborative ministry of the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey, and its religious communities. Follow the center's blog at womenscenterpassaic.blogspot.com.

by Michele Morek

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March 16, 2017
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  • Read more about We have the networks, community and tools to resist

GSR Today - At the recent Justice Conference of Women Religious, you could have bottled the energy among more than 150 avid seekers of justice and eliminated several coal-fired power plants.

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  • Read more about Same thing at the same time, what if you can't?

From A Nun's Life podcasts - Praying with our whole selves is important for Catholics, especially at Mass, but what if you can't physically do something, such as kneel? This listener feels like she's getting "looks" for her inability to do it all.

by Jose Kalapura

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  • Read more about Sister spends three decades among lowest caste in Bihar, India

Notre Dame Sr. Sudha Varghese has dedicated years to serving the Musahar, the lowest caste in India. She brought revolutionary changes among the Musahar through Nari Gunjan, an umbrella organization she launched in 1987 to coordinate multilayered activities such as education, advocacy and welfare services.

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  • Read more about Overflow crowd at 'Race and Grace' event builds beloved community

An energetic crowd of over 100 people celebrated National Catholic Sisters Week at an intergenerational seminar, "Race and Grace: Let's Talk About It," on March 12 at Mount Augustine in Richfield, Ohio. The event was one of over 150 held nationally March 8-14 to celebrate the contributions of Catholic sisters.

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