A year of war has transformed Ukraine into one big conflict zone. The new reality is one of displacement, confusion, loss and death. Yet Ukrainians — and religious based in the country — speak of renewed unity and hope.
A year of war has transformed Ukraine into one big conflict zone. The new reality is one of displacement, confusion, loss and death. Yet Ukrainians — and religious based in the country — speak of renewed unity and hope.
The war has strained Ukraine's power grid and increased the need for light. GSR joined a two-day mission into Ukraine to deliver flashlights and candles to a city far from the front lines but still affected by war.
In Mexico City's La Merced district, the Oblate Sisters of the Most Holy Redeemer and helpers, wearing the blue vest of Casa Madre Antonia, walk the streets to offer a hand and encouragement to women in prostitution.
Catholic sisters are calling on the global development community to engage with them in "promoting and realizing integral environmental solutions" at the COP27 U.N. climate summit and the COP15 U.N. biodiversity summit.
In Brazil, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro Oct. 30 by less than 1%. Catholic sisters expressed hope for da Silva and celebrated the end of Bolsonaro's presidency.
Global Sisters Report asked congregations in the United States, Canada and Ireland about their retreat centers and how they were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, its lockdowns and various restrictions.
During lockdown, sister-run retreat centers sat empty. Some centers closed permanently due to the pandemic, but experts believe it was no more than a handful. Center directors spoke about how they have made it so far.
As the decision overturning the right to abortion continues to shape the U.S. political and cultural landscape, sisters and others say now is the time to examine how the country can better help women and their families.
Officials and religious sisters see a perfect storm that began with the war in Ukraine, which rattled international markets and disrupted grain exports, leading to a rise in global hunger that will not be easily solved.
