Jose Kalapura is director of Jesuit-run research institute Xavier Institute of Social Research at Patna. He is engaged in the study of the socially disadvantaged communities in Bihar. He has written several books and articles. He specialized in Christian history with a focus on Bihar. He is consulted on Christianity in Bihar. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and has reported on Bihar.
by GSR Staff
February 9, 2017
"Think what would happen if there weren't any sisters, if there weren't any sisters in the hospitals, no sisters in the missions, no sisters in the schools. Think what the church would be like without sisters – no, that's unthinkable."
February 9, 2017
In the coastal village on the outskirts of Quy Nhon City, central Vietnam, the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary carry on a decadeslong tradition of service to people with Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy.
February 9, 2017
In 2016, sisters at Bakhita Villa, a safe house in Lagos, Nigeria, helped rescue and rehabilitate nine victims of human trafficking. St. Louis Sr. Patricia Ebegbulem, director of the safe house, talked to GSR about her ministry, why she feels drawn to St. Josephine Bakhita, and why so many people are at risk for being trafficked today.
by Martha A. Kirk
Contributor
February 9, 2017
After a fire destroyed the Islamic Center Mosque in Victoria, Texas, hundreds of people of diverse faiths came together in a show of compassion and solidarity.
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by Maria Beben
February 8, 2017
Notes from the Field - I notice the injustices in the world around me a lot more. I notice the people around me a lot more — the people I interact with on a daily basis, but also the people I pass by and never speak to.
by GSR Staff
February 8, 2017
"Just looking at the grass, or flowers, and sitting in the sun; the beauty of nature helped me recover."
February 7, 2017
Sacred Heart of Jesus Sr. Florence Nweonuma was on the front lines helping draft the law that outlawed trafficking in Nigeria in 2003. Global Sisters Report caught up with Nweonuma in October to hear her reflections on two decades of anti-trafficking work.
by GSR Staff
February 7, 2017
"World wars have been fought and lost; for every war is against the world and every war against the world is lost."
February 6, 2017
GSR Today - "Please remember that you have allies here." A sample letter may inspire you to reach out to Muslim neighbors with a simple message: We see how Muslims are being treated, and we don't like it.