Sisters from six African countries gathered in Entebbe, Uganda, to learn strategies and income-generating ideas for their ministries, largely in social services.
In a 2019 Vietnam census, the rate of child marriage among the Hmong stood at 51.5%. Through education and other support, Catholic sisters aim to encourage people in ethnic communities to wait to marry at a legal age.
It is heartbreaking to see all-girls Catholic schools close, but philanthropy can help preserve them. Investing in all-girls schools, particularly those founded by women religious, is an investment in the future.
Working with Holy Cross Ministries — a Salt Lake City-based nonprofit created by the Sisters of the Holy Cross to aid Utah's marginalized community members — these sisters dedicate their very full days to helping this underserved population.
The goal of Mater Dei Sr. Natalia Vazquez's ministry is to accompany retired, ill and senior priests so that they can live their vocation fully and flourish in the service of Christ and the church.
There is a friendliness at the House of the Good Samaritan, from the Franciscan Sisters of Divine Providence, staff and, above all, from the residents, 87 girls and women, ages 18-94, all with mental disabilities.
Photo essay - Catholic sisters in the provinces of Thua Thien Hue and Yen Bai in Vietnam offered traditional food and hosted festivities so those in need could celebrate the Lunar New Year, or Tet festival.
Though the efforts of sisters in Bosnia are small in scale, and often involve those the sisters have befriended, they are helping mend wounds in a country where war fueled ethnic and religious animosity.
