Handmaid Sisters save lives on Zambia's busy Lusaka-Mumbwa highway

Beyond the daily toll of road traffic accidents overwhelming its casualty bays, Nangoma Mission Hospital faces a growing surge in accidents due to illegal gold mining activities.

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As a migrant crisis unfolded in Ceuta, Spain's Catholic sisters answered the call

When tens of thousands of migrants arrived in the autonomous city, five Daughters of Charity stepped in to provide food and care amid a humanitarian crisis that continues months later.

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Catholic nuns' visit to Buddhist temple sparks debate in Vietnam

Practicing meditation inside monastery risks blurring religious boundaries, some Catholics say.

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The Indian nun with a bicycle: Healing through psychology and art in Brazil

"It was through this vulnerability that God opened my heart and allowed me to feel the collective pain, fear and chronic anxiety that the children, women and youth of Marapicu lived with every single ...

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Q&A with Sr. Antoinette Assaf, supporting vulnerable women and children in Lebanon

How do people survive all the trauma? "Resilience," the sister said. "It is amazing how they survive crises and then build capacity for the next crisis to come."

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Passing time with the saints: Who would you spend your day with?

The Life - For All Saints' Day, our panelists chose to spend a day with a saint. Who they chose and what they did yielded some delightful surprises. What saint would you choose?

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Relics of St. Theodora offer special connection to her inspiring life in Indiana

Catholics in Indiana recently marked the 20th anniversary of the canonization of St. Theodore Guérin, a saint who served their state, with additional relics being given to representatives from each of...

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Pope Leo's Latin America trip is a high-stakes homecoming

Latin America is where the U.S.-born future pope spent more than two decades as a missionary priest and bishop. His homecoming in Peru and to the city of Chiclayo in particular, has been highly antici...

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Solemnity of All Saints: Taking Jesus' way of life seriously

Theologians' Corner - Today's Solemnity of All Saints interrupts the ordinary journey of the liturgy with an appeal to remind us that we are all called to holiness.

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For 800 years, they kept prayers going; now Benedictines face $1 million deadline

A community of Benedictine nuns in Poland hopes to raise $1 million to complete a preservation project at their 800-year-old abbey by Dec. 31, warning that failure could force it to repay millions in ...

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Who do you see? How will you vote?

"The life of Christ and the life of the prophets call me to take his spirit with me into my work and my political choices forever," writes Sr. Emily TeKolste.

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Parental rights, on ballots in several states, trace to anti-Catholic era

Voters will consider culture war issues in many states this Election Day. Some activists cite a 100-year-old Supreme Court decision about nuns and Catholic schools.

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German Protestant sisters' decades-long health ministry continues in Pakistan

Founded in 1904, the Rawalpindi Leprosy Hospital is currently managed by Sr. Annette Dimigen and Sr. Chris Schmotzer, Protestant German sisters of the Sisterhood of Christ Bearers.

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Milwaukee Brewers fever: Baseball brings a weary city together

Neighbors greet each other with "Did you see the game?" instead of ignoring each other. There is something to be said about standing on the sidewalk with complete strangers cheering yourself voiceless...

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Religious orders in El Salvador seek to protect community from mega-prison’s pollution

At event tied to Season of Creation, Catholic sisters and Franciscan friars in El Salvador support a rural community fighting water contamination and a landfill near CECOT, which can hold up to 40,000...

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In lead-up to midterms, Catholic prayer vigils and novenas spread across US

As the November midterm elections approach, Catholics across the United States are preparing to pray and keep vigil, asking for peaceful polling places, honest vote-counting, and protection for voters...

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Kenyan sister gives street children chance for dignified lives

For years, Sr. Caroline Ngatia, a member of Assumption Sisters of Eldoret, has been transforming the lives of street children as the director of Dorothea Rescue Centre.

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My encounter with JD Vance: Can being attentive to a graced moment create change?

Sometimes you find yourself in a situation that turns into a more significant moment than you ever expected. Sr. Nancy Sylvester recalls her exchange with the vice president at a town hall, and what h...

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Q&A with Sr. Dr. Margaret Ogunkuade on bringing healthcare to Nigeria's rural communities

Ogunkuade sees both medicine and religious life as parts of a single calling. "Physical healing can become a doorway to spiritual transformation," she said.

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God shines through consecrated life, like light through pieces of stained glass

What if our consecrated life were a beautiful stained glass window, shaped by the profound experience of God lived by every one of us?

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Ahead of elections, White House shares video of Catholic bishops praying over Trump

Less than two weeks ahead of midterm elections, a group of Catholic bishops joined President Donald Trump at the White House for a prayer meeting in the Oval Office, seen in a video shared on social m...

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How England's newest community of sisters is bucking religious decline

The Community of Our Lady of Walsingham aims to tap into a new openness toward religiousness among young British people.

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Zambian sisters shelter young girls in Chirundu's red light district

Mudzi-wa-Moyo, founded by the Sisters of Charity of Sts. Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa, currently cares for 60 girls in Chirundu, Zambia, by meeting their essential needs for shelter, food ...

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Finding Filipino community far from home

"Wherever Filipinos go, they bring with them a unique capacity for resilience, adaptability and hospitality," writes Sr. Edita C. Eslopor.

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Pakistan nuns honored with national award for healthcare, women's empowerment

Sr. Mariam Gill and Sr. Genevieve Ram Lal received the Dukhtaran-e-Pakistan Excellence Award, the first women religious in Pakistan to receive the national honor.

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Q&A with Sr. Felistar Dube, improving lives of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in rural Zimbabwe

"Our dream for Sikhethimpilo," the Precious Blood sister said, "is to continue expanding to a model center that not only cares for orphans but also empowers them to be self-reliant."

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Pope Leo relieves and surprises Rome pilgrims at first public event after surgery

Pope Leo XIV's early discharge from the hospital gave 15,000 pilgrims who packed into St. Peter's Square under overcast skies their chance to see the pope on Oct. 18.

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Nigerian sisters' shelter guides trafficking victims out of trauma

"I was a shadow of my former self," recalls one trafficking survivor, who is now rebuilding her life with psychological and social support from a shelter run by Nigerian sisters.

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Beyond the screen: How cinema shaped my life

"For me, cinema cannot be reduced to a mere hobby or a way of relaxing," writes Sr. Robancy A. Helen. "It has taught me to observe and analyze situations, people and society."

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Missionary of Charity nuns work for marginalized Garo Indigenous people

The nuns manage an 80-bed facility that prioritizes the local Indigenous Garo population, giving advanced medical care to avoid long-distance travel and economic hardship. The facility is usually full...

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