New Year's resolutions — even failed resolutions — can be heartfelt new beginnings

A gravel road travels into Killarney National Park in Ireland. One of the sister panelists for The Life has resolved to relearn the Irish language in 2026, after many years living as a missionary outside of her native land. (Teresa Malcolm)

The Life - As 2026 gets underway, our sister panelists tell us: What has been your resolution for this new year? How are you doing with it? Are you keeping it or laughing at it?

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A gravel road travels into Killarney National Park in Ireland. One of the sister panelists for The Life has resolved to relearn the Irish language in 2026, after many years living as a missionary outside of her native land. (Teresa Malcolm)

New Year's resolutions — even failed resolutions — can be heartfelt new beginnings

The Life - As 2026 gets underway, our sister panelists tell us: What has been your resolution for this new year? How are you doing with it? Are you keeping it or laughing at it?

Bambina Sr. Adele Korah, third from left, stands with Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Susainathan of Bangalore and Fr. Francis Kodiyan, Prison Ministry India national coordinator, and nun volunteers, for the release of Korah's book My Journey with Brethren Behind Bars. (Courtesy of Sr. Adele Korah)

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Sr. Adele Korah and three other nuns joined five volunteers to publish books narrating their encounters with prisoners in various parts of India.

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A gravel road travels into Killarney National Park in Ireland. One of the sister panelists for The Life has resolved to relearn the Irish language in 2026, after many years living as a missionary outside of her native land. (Teresa Malcolm)

New Year's resolutions — even failed resolutions — can be heartfelt new beginnings

The Life - As 2026 gets underway, our sister panelists tell us: What has been your resolution for this new year? How are you doing with it? Are you keeping it or laughing at it?

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As congregations age, more lay leaders hold executive positions

There are so many congregations putting laypeople in executive positions that the Leadership Conference of Women Religious has created a network where they can experience some formation and find each other for mutual support.

In challenging times, religious in Latin America call for more committed faith

The document, titled "Be Born Again," is a guide to help the leading organization representing religious life in Latin America and the Caribbean discern and take action.

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'Una Caro': Why is the Vatican still getting Africa wrong on marriage?

A recent Vatican document on marriage revives troubling assumptions about Africa and polygamy. Sr. Leonida Katunge asks: Why is Africa once again being defined without Africa at the table?

Sr. Clarita Dolencio, 91, cares for guests in a shelter she fondly calls "the train" — a place within her convent in Quezon City that accommodates patients and their companions from distant provinces. (Oliver Samson)

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"It was born out of necessity," Sr. Clarita Dolencio said. "People needed a place. So we opened the door."

Sr. Rosemary Nyirumbe, a member of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, based in Juba, South Sudan, ministers in Uganda. Here she delivers a keynote address during the 2015 Catholic Media Conference in Buffalo, N.Y. (CNS/Bob Roller)
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