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For decades, Sr. Cecilia Nguyen dedicated her life to forming young Catholics in the faith. Now, as she faces kidney failure and a lengthy wait for a transplant, she says the faith she spent years sharing with others is sustaining her through the challenge.

In her work for the pastoral care of migrants at the U.S. bishops' conference, Sr. Joanna Okereke leads workshops that "create awareness for the bishops to know these ministries exist, that these people are in need."

Even though New York's St. Vincent's Medical Center has shuttered, Seton Hall University historian Thomas Rzeznik says the hospital continues to provide important insights for other Catholic institutions today.

"I'm not a hearing officer, I have nothing to do with the whole process," Sr. Rose Kuhn tells unaccompanied minors facing deportation in court. "I'm here to accompany you."

Sr. Benedetta Nya Moe provided medical care, food and nutrition to displaced people.

"Raising the moral questions at the boardroom level is so important because you don't know what the impact would be if those questions weren't on the table," said Sr. Susan Francois.

"What is your hope for America at 250?" Read responses from political leaders (including two former speakers of the House), leaders in ministry, Catholic activism, and Catholic colleges and universities.

Some 191 congregations and 343 individual sisters in leadership signed a Declaration of Commitment and delivered it to Capitol Hill.