'Yes to life, no to mining': Sisters in El Salvador join church's protest

Miner with gold

Sisters are participating in the church's campaign: "Yes to life, no to mining," calling for the restoration of a law against metal mining in El Salvador. 

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Cleveland Ursuline Sr. Gretchen Rodenfels holds a portrait of Sr. Joanne Marie Mascha, who was raped and murdered in 1995. Rodenfels taught at the same school as Mascha, and later lived with her at the motherhouse. (GSR photo/Dan Stockman)

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Nearly 30 years after he raped and murdered a nun, an Ohio man asked for forgiveness

Spared the death penalty, the man who murdered an Ursuline sister 30 years ago writes to ask them for forgiveness. They give it, and transform their healing into activism.

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Miriam Marston, a consecrated virgin of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, is consecrated in 2020, by Archbishop Alexander Sample. (Courtesy of Miriam Marston)

Growing number of women choose vocation of consecrated virginity

"I hope that in my joyful witness of what a relationship with God can look like, I can perhaps inspire others to look at a relationship with God in their own life," says Miriam Marston, a consecrated virgin of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.

Missionary Sister of the Queen of Apostles Ajita Mathew Vettikuzhakunnel celebrates India's Independence Day with members of her women's group in Uttar Pradesh in northern India. (Courtesy of Ajita Mathew Vettikuzhakunnel)

Q&A with Sr. Ajita Mathew Vettikuzhakunnel, champion of women farmers in India

Missionary Sister of the Queen of Apostles Ajita Mathew Vettikuzhakunnela started a farming company in September 2023, owned and governed by rural women in northern India. 

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'Yes to life, no to mining': Sisters in El Salvador join church's protest

Sisters are participating in the church's campaign: "Yes to life, no to mining," calling for the restoration of a law against metal mining in El Salvador. 

Sr. Lucia Caram, who helps Ukrainians in Spain, calls out Trump, pleads for help

Sr. Lucia Caram, who ministers to Ukrainian war victims in Spain, shares her outrage at the heated exchange between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Miriam Marston, a consecrated virgin of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, is consecrated in 2020, by Archbishop Alexander Sample. (Courtesy of Miriam Marston)

Growing number of women choose vocation of consecrated virginity

"I hope that in my joyful witness of what a relationship with God can look like, I can perhaps inspire others to look at a relationship with God in their own life," says Miriam Marston, a consecrated virgin of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.

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Religious vocation: A perpetual commitment to Christ

I had to wait for eight years to make my perpetual vows. These vows committed me to Christ forever. In the words of St. Paul, I was ready to lose everything to gain Christ.

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House of Discernment blends vocations and intercongregational community

Four vowed religious women are helping others to discern, offering opportunities for prayer and reflection through the House of Discernment in Pittsburgh, which also provides a unique form of intentional community.

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Today's divided world challenges us to embody the Gospel's call to healing and peace. We asked The Life's panel of sisters: How is healing and forgiveness facilitated or happening in your community?

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Sr. Lucia Caram, who helps Ukrainians in Spain, calls out Trump, pleads for help

Sr. Lucia Caram, who ministers to Ukrainian war victims in Spain, shares her outrage at the heated exchange between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Congolese people displaced by recent clashes between the M23 rebels and the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo prepare to leave a camp Feb. 12, 2025, and return home after being instructed by the M23 rebels to vacate camps on the outskirts of Goma, Congo. (OSV News/Reuters)

'Relying on prayers,' sisters fear for their lives as fighting in Congo escalates

The recent fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a significant escalation of a decadelong conflict, has led to nearly 3,000 deaths and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people.

Sr. Juliana Ekwoanya chats with a child who visited the Hope for the Village Child Foundation clinic with her mother, in Kaduna, north central Nigeria. (Patrick Egwu)

Dominican-led foundation brings health care to Nigerian village communities

"Malnutrition, rickets and malaria are the three biggest health challenges we face here," says Sr. Juliana Ekwoanya, who works at the clinic run by Hope for the Village Child Foundation, a local nonprofit in Kaduna.

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Amid darkness of Ukraine war, religious sisters bring light, hope and purpose to villages

As the full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine reached a tragic threshold of three years Feb. 24, religious sisters are bringing rays of sunshine to those who don't know how to smile anymore, including children whose carefree childhood disappeared, and farmers, whose fields are mined and useless.

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The project shines light on the mission and ministry of Catholic women religious around the world.

Each lesson connects articles about sisters or columns written by sisters to the good news found in scripture and church teaching. Action ideas and compelling prayer bring new learning alive. Teacher guides provide vital context and engaging activities to launch group discussions.