Through the Sowing Seeds of Hope project, Catholic sisters from various congregations in El Salvador promote a dignified future for vulnerable and impoverished children.
The Life - Many women at the synod noted that clericalism continues to "scar the face of the Church." This month, we ask our panelists: What is the spiritual conversion needed in order for healing to take place?
"Today we have a platform to share our problems without fear of retribution," said one of the nuns who attended a training on the Grievance Redressal Cell, an initiative of the Conference of Religious Women India.
Sisters interviewed in Croatia and Bosnia have lived in the shadows of World War II and the later Yugoslav wars. As such, the sisters have embodied physical courage, the need to remember — and the ability to forgive.
A webinar hosted by the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission, addressed some troubling consequences of the global transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, especially in regard to mining efforts.
With their ministries and presence in towns that continue to suffer from Colombia's 50-year-long conflict, nuns contribute to the peace process through accompaniment.
FutureChurch, an Ohio-based Catholic reform group, announced that its director, Deborah Rose-Milavec, is retiring. Colleagues told NCR that she led her group with persistence, collaboration, creativity and passion.
While religion was not originally an issue linked to conflicts in the country, deeply rooted religious hostility has in recent decades created a divide between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation.
Sr. Margaret Farrell addresses the continued issue of homelessness and the need for affordable housing — a situation that remains critical in Los Angeles and other large American cities.