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UNANIMA, a coalition of sister congregations at the United Nations that championed causes such as homelessness, anti-trafficking and women's health, will close by the end of the year.

With the Catholic Institute for Development, Justice and Peace, Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy Sr. Chioma Onyenufoh provides for the material and spiritual needs of inmates languishing in prisons across Nigeria.

Then-Bishop Robert Prevost championed migrants, trafficking victims, and sister-run ministries in Chiclayo, Peru. Locals hope that, as Pope Leo XIV, he keeps his community-centered leadership.

 She helped create Mujeres Caminando por la Verdad (Women Walking for Truth). The group transformed grief into action, working for justice and the search for relatives who remain missing after an era of violence.

"Myanmar is like an isolated country with everyone feeling insecure and frightened with repeated natural calamities and civil unrest," said Servite Sr. Josy Mary, whose congregation has been involved in humanitarian works since the March 28 earthquake.

As the so-called One Big, Beautiful Bill made its way toward congressional approval last month, U.S. Catholic bishops signed their names to not one but two letters to senators on the same day, both airing misgivings. The existence of dueling letters, church observers say, offered a rare public glimpse of a rift that's been years in the making.

Their ministry includes outreach across the reservation and as assisting migrants in their Pima County community, which received over half a million asylum seekers from 2019 to 2024.

An educator and advocate for peace, Phi is committed to confronting discrimination head-on and building bridges among marginalized communities, particularly those of foreign nationals.