The Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious is made up of the leaders of 112 communities of sisters in the United States and represents nearly 6,000 sisters.

The Resource Center for Religious Institutes helps religious congregations with their organizational, financial and legal needs.

Read here about ways in which women religious have shaped education, health care, social services, civil rights and other aspects of life in the United States.

Learn more here about the vows that Catholic sisters and nuns take.

Women religious around the world help to prevent trafficking, rescue victims and help them re-enter society safely. Learn more in stories from Global Sisters Report.

Catholic sisters are active around the world in protecting the environment and working to mitigate climate change. Learn more in stories from Global Sisters Report.

Catholic sisters play an active role around the world in supporting refugees and migrants. Read about their work in Global Sisters Report stories.

Many congregations of women religious are part of a strong presence at the United Nations, advocating as non-governmental organizations on for the concerns of women, children, migrants, workers, the environment and other causes.

Discover what women religious around the world are doing to help people who are homeless or lack adequate shelter in GSR's series, "A Place to Call Home."

Prayer, community and ministry form the core of a sister's day, as this podcast episode explains.