Founded by two religious orders and the National Council of Negro Women, Washington School for Girls in marginalized southeast D.C. teaches grades 3-8 with a rigorous curriculum and comprehensive enrichment programs.
"All of us need to examine our cultural beliefs and practices that allow sexual assault and erode our Christian responsibilities to care for all people as sisters and brothers," writes Sr. Regina Nthenya Ndambuki.
Through the Sowing Seeds of Hope project, Catholic sisters from various congregations in El Salvador promote a dignified future for vulnerable and impoverished children.
Sisters and clergy attending meetings assessing the United Nations' sustainable development goals affirmed the progress they see in small-scale projects. However, they say the 2030 deadline is not realistic.
Servant of Jesus Sr. Angèle Gapio brings a message of peace to rebels and solidarity to the displaced in the war-ravaged region of Ituri, in the Bunia Diocese in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The majority of Filipinos, including Catholic sisters and priests, as well as the bishops' conference, oppose a proposed change to the Philippines' constitution around economic provisions.
Medical Missionaries of Mary have joined SafeBirth4All, a campaign working to prevent and eradicate the suffering of women and girls injured by obstetric fistula.
Sr. Dorothy Fernandes laments conditions in India. "Thank God, there are many awakened individuals in this great country who have taken it upon themselves to organize and spread the truth," she writes.
