Everywhere I turned during the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, women from every corner of the world were sharing solutions to the world's challenges. And right there, at the center of it all, were sisters.
Religious sisters said that Francis consistently demonstrated a profound concern for the poor in Africa, reflecting his broader commitment to the marginalized worldwide.
A Jerusalem Voice for Justice is an ecumenical witness for equality and peace in Palestine/Israel. Christine Schenk interviews its spokesperson, Jesuit Fr. David Neuhaus.
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet hosted a day of events at St. Joseph's Academy, marking the marches' 60th anniversary, celebrating the St. Joseph sisters who took part, and unveiling archival items that are now preserved there.
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.
"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."
Plus, the National Religious Vocation Conference offers intercultural workshops; Network to host Stations of the Cross for Justice; and Erie Benedictines cheer cancelled plastic.
Sisters who attended the 69th session of the U.N.'s Commission on the Status of Women (March 10-21) spoke of progress and pushback since the 1995 Beijing Declaration.
The Ozanam House, run by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, has sheltered and reintegrated over 600 struggling young women and girls in Nigeria since its establishment in 1995.
