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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. 

As migrants in the U.S. scramble amid rapidly changing policies, congregations join forces to help immigration-related ministries near San Diego.

Dominican Sr. Carol Gilbert joined Catholics and members of various faiths for a Holy Week vigil April 14 in the park in front of the White House, to support the family of deported Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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.

About 80 people, from both sides of the border, showed up April 5 for the Via Crucis procession that flowed through the city street running parallel to the border wall in Nogales, Mexico — all to pay tribute to migrants.

"Women and children are suffering the most from the war," says a nun based in Goma, Congo. "They are subjected to rape, and their dignity is being eroded, with little they can do because the perpetrators are armed."

Sisters joined thousands across the U.S. in protesting President Donald Trump's administrative policies. Sisters' specific concerns included cuts to international aid programs and the erosion of democracy.

En la CSW69 de la ONU, las religiosas denunciaron el auge de la violencia contra las mujeres. Las hermanas católicas expusieron cómo en India, por ejemplo, la cultura del silencio —que obliga a soportar abusos de figuras masculinas—, las leyes incumplidas, la indiferencia social (hasta de las religiones), el patriarcado y las nuevas formas de agresión digital perpetúan esta crisis. Sin embargo, las religiosas en varios países ofrecen respuestas a través de refugios, educación y presión legal.