As Ebola spreads through eastern Congo's war-ravaged communities, religious sisters confront fear and deepening suffering while struggling to protect displaced families living in overcrowded churches and camps.
Thousands of pilgrims are expected to gather in June in the Lithuanian capital for the sixth World Apostolic Congress on Mercy, or WACOM, a five-day event that has previously been held in cities such as Rome, Kraków, Bogota and Manila.
After nearly a decade of violence in the Anglophone region of Cameroon, women religious and residents say Pope Leo XIV's visit could help extend a temporary truce and revive hopes for reconciliation.
Nuns from five congregations serve a 16th-century Marian shrine amid Hindu and Muslim villages in eastern India. The shrine's rector said that pilgrims come from all over India, and the nuns help cater to their needs.
Sr. Helen Mary Anthony, a gynecologist and Sister of St. Anne Bangalore, will take over May 1 as the first woman director of the Catholic Health Association of India.
Vietnam has an estimated 1 million people with autism, with roughly one in every 100 children affected. Yet awareness and resources remain limited. Catholic sisters work to meet families' needs with care and therapy.
In the face of stigma and silence, Catholic sisters in Indonesia are supporting survivors of domestic violence and trafficking with shelter, advocacy and care.
About 350 people gathered in a park in Dilley, Texas, to walk about two miles to the South Texas Family Residential Center to draw attention to the immigration crisis.
Horizons - In response to collective vulnerability amid the start of the pandemic in 2020, the Sisters of the Lovers of the Holy Cross of Dalat, Vietnam, launched an effort to provide free meals to neighbors in need.
