Global Sisters Report launched one of its most impactful series this year with "Out of the Shadows: Confronting Violence Against Women." We also reported live in Rome at the funeral of Pope Francis and the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.
"Prayer gives courage," she says. "Courage is infectious. Seeing others act bravely inspires you to do the same. We never sought unnecessary danger, but when needed, faith sustains action."
The organization run by Missionary Sr. Norma Pimentel has previously attracted scrutiny from conservatives who have accused agencies of promoting illegal immigration.
A growing network of Catholic sisters in Samburu is introducing an alternative initiation ceremony that is slowly reducing female genital cutting in one of the country's most resistant regions.
Private prison company CoreCivic is planning to reopen a vacant 1,000-bed detention facility as an ICE detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas. The Sisters of Charity are leading community resistance against it.
At their farm in central Kenya, the Assumption Sisters of Nairobi sustainably curb environmental degradation through non-till practices, agroforestry, and other ways of improving tree cover and soil health.
In a recent interview with Global Sisters Report, 94-year-old Sr. Albina Gomes shared her journey as an evangelizer and teacher in rural areas of northern Bangladesh.
Converting convents to senior housing of one form or another is not new for congregations in the United States, but it is a trend that is growing as sisters reckon with capital assets they no longer need.
