The nuns are unsure how many women they have helped at St. Euphrasia's Safe Home, but a senior worker there said at least 25 women are in the house on any given day.
We can still talk about trust after the abuse scandals — but only if church leadership puts in place measures to ensure that trust is never again betrayed as it was in the past.
Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception Sr. Mary Vu Thi Ngoc and her team have rescued 48 women from domestic abuse by assisting with medical expenses, repairing homes and providing them with financial support to help them start small businesses.
As followers of Jesus, we feel challenged to reveal the face of the merciful God, to transcend suffering, and to not let the discourse of hatred rob us of inner peace or plunge us into despair.
Gender-based violence was the focus of many of this year's sessions at the United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women, showing the extent to which the problem remains persistent, serious and endemic.
God "does not disown his children": Jyothis Bhavan, a home run by the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel in Kochi, Kerala, India, offers a lifeline to one of society's most marginalized groups.
The Vatican's central number is public — and the sisters of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master make sure all who call it get a real person, not the "press 1 for English, 2 for Latin" version of the automation that's become the norm at major institutions and businesses worldwide.
The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University organized a panel highlighting the downstream and life-or-death effects of the recent cuts to USAID.
Seeing a need and responding is in the DNA of religious communities. CPS saw a need and responded with faith and prayer. Their commitment and generosity have provided a future filled with hope for hundreds of children.
