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"Leprosy is not just a physical disease; it touches every aspect of a person's life," says the Medical Missionary of Mary.

With few vocations to consecrated life in Cuba, the church relies on missionaries like Njoka to help with catechesis and to take the Gospel to places where there's a reluctance to embrace religious beliefs. 

Sr. Jean Rose, a member of the Sisters of the Destitute, is the first Catholic nun to be appointed as a medical officer in a government hospital in India's Kerala state.

"Our mission has always been simple: to provide primary care to people without a hospital nearby, especially pregnant mothers from villages," Sr. Lucky Gomes told Global Sisters Report.

Kenyan Sr. Immaculate Muthoni is a practicing lawyer who weaves her vowed life with legal advocacy for human rights, governance, institutional accountability and compliance.

"We emphasize politeness, courtesy, honesty, kindness, patience, trustworthiness and fairness," said the program's principal. "These are universal Christian values that make a compassionate professional."

Her participation in the Kochi-Muziris Biennale "allows my life as a nun to enter into dialogue with the global art community," she said.

The Indian nun said she went public because of the court decision and a lack of support from the church.