The Sisters of St. John the Evangelist combat human trafficking in Haiti through Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús, a shelter for potentially trafficked children and unaccompanied minors trying to cross the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn't think she would survive childhood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew, told The Associated Press.
Servant of God Sr. Blandina Segale — an Italian immigrant who ministered during the days of the Wild West — is close to being named "Venerable," said Allen Sánchez, the petitioner of her cause, at a Jan. 3 press conference.
Consolata Missionary Sr. Simona Brambilla will serve as prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, the Vatican office that works with religious orders and their members.
Along Midwestern highways and interstates, with their hundreds of truck stops and rest stops, hubs for sex trafficking thrive. Sisters throughout the region are educating people to recognize the signs of victimization and are helping survivors recover.
GSR celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2024 by bringing to readers updated versions of some of its first reported stories in 2014, as well as two powerful series, "Welcoming the Stranger" and "Evolving Religious Life."
Sisters from three congregations in central Vietnam distributed food, warm clothing, medicine, artificial limbs and financial aid to help people overcome hardships and experience divine love.
"Many women religious throughout the world work on this issue because of the reality of hundreds of children's lives destroyed by the powers of war, violence and aggression," said Sr. Nancy Brown.
