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St. Paul de Chartres sisters are pictured praying in their convent in June 1954, in what is today Vietnam's Thanh Hoa Diocese, before they migrated to the south. (Courtesy of Sisters of St. Paul de Chartes)

Vietnamese nuns remember mass exodus in 1950s under Geneva agreement

The 1954 Geneva Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam led to a mass exodus from communist North Vietnam. Catholic sisters were among those who fled. 70 years later, they shared their stories with GSR.

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Share your voice in upcoming The Life panel for 2024-25

Have you read The Life on Global Sisters Report and thought about what you might share if you were a panelist? Now is your chance to join the conversation!

Global Sisters Report announces new editor Soli Salgado

The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Co. is pleased to announce that Soli Salgado, currently International Editor of Global Sisters Report, will become Editor as of Sept. 2, 2024.

Sr. Lydia Timkova of the Dominican Sisters of Blessed Imelda teaches a catechism class in Mukachevo, Ukraine, in February 2023. The image's photographer, Gregg Brekke, worked with GSR international correspondent Chris Herlinger in reporting on much of the Ukraine portion of the series "Hope Amid Turmoil: Sisters in Conflict Areas." He also won two awards of excellence for his photography, including work that appeared in GSR.

GSR, NCR honored with Associated Church Press awards

Global Sisters Report has once again been honored for its series "Hope Amid Turmoil: Sisters in Conflict Areas" — one of 10 awards awarded to GSR and the National Catholic Report by the Associated Church Press.

Doreen Ajiambo, Africa regional correspondent for Global Sisters Report, is honored at the Annual Journalism Excellence Awards, with Victor Bwire, the deputy chief executive officer, Media Council of Kenya.

Media Council of Kenya honors GSR's Doreen Ajiambo

Doreen Ajiambo and Global Sisters Report were honored May 3 as first runner up in the Annual Journalism Excellence Awards, presented by the Media Council of Kenya during World Press Freedom Day.   

Chris Herlinger, international correspondent for Global Sisters Report, accepts an award from the Religion News Association on behalf of GSR staff for the series "Hope Amid Turmoil" at an April 20 ceremony at the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. (GSR photo/Olivia Bardo)

GSR, NCR reporting honored by Religion News Association

Global Sisters Report and National Catholic Reporter have been honored by the Religion News Association for reporting in 2023, including for the GSR series "Hope Amid Turmoil: Sisters in Conflict Areas."

Collage of photos from GSR's "Hope Amid Turmoil" series

National group honors GSR's 'Hope Amid Turmoil' series

Global Sisters Report's series "Hope Amid Turmoil: Sisters in Conflict Areas" has been awarded highest honors in the Religion Communicators Council's 2024 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards.

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Meet the new sisters panel for the 7th year of The Life

GSR Today - Welcome to the seventh year of our monthly series called The Life. Our 2023-24 panel of 20 sisters will reflect on issues that impact the lives of Catholic women religious around the globe.

Participants in the assembly of the Synod of Bishops gather in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican before the first working session of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops Oct. 4. (CNS/Lola Gomez)

Resource list for coverage of the synod on synodality

As the Synod on Synodality is taking place in Rome, Global Sisters Report, in conjunction with National Catholic Reporter, is offering this resource page as an easy one-stop place to find information about this historic event.

Be a part of the 2023-2024 The Life panel

Benedictine Sr. Helga Leija and Ursuline Sr. Michele Morek (Courtesy photo)

Sr. Helga Leija named column editor following retirement of Sr. Michele Morek

Global Sisters Report is delighted to welcome its new column editor, Benedictine Sr. Helga Leija. Sister Helga will be taking over for Ursuline Sr. Michele Morek, whose retirement will become effective on June 30.

The Associated Church Press and the Religion Communicators Council met April 19-21 in a joint convention at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. (GSR photo/Chris Herlinger)

Associated Church Press awards honor Global Sisters Report's 2022 reporting

The Associated Church Press recognized the 2022 journalism of Global Sisters Report with seven awards related to convention coverage and the war in Ukraine.

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Meet the new sisters panel for the sixth year of The Life

GSR Today - Welcome to the sixth year of our monthly series called The Life. Our 2022-23 panel of 20 sisters will reflect on issues that impact the lives of Catholic women religious around the globe.

A Caucasian person wearing a white sweater types on a silver-and-black laptop keyboard. Only the hands are visible.

Welcome to Global Sisters Report's new website

Global Sisters Report, the National Catholic Reporter, and EarthBeat launched updated and newly redesigned websites on Oct. 17.

Some of Global Sisters Report's 2021 coverage that won awards from Catholic Media Association (GSR screenshots)

Global Sisters Report wins nine awards from Catholic Media Association

GSR won nine awards from Catholic Media Association for stories published in 2021, with many related to coverage of the effects of the pandemic. Notably, judges recognized GSR's signature series "A Just Transition."

A screenshot of the Global Sisters Report homepage on June 17, 2022 (GSR screenshot)

GSR receives $3.3 million grant from Hilton Foundation

The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company has received a $3.3 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation for the continuation and expansion of the online publication Global Sisters Report.

Providence Sr. Barbara Battista holds a photo taken during her last visit with Keith Dwayne Nelson, who was executed at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, Aug. 28, 2020. Battista was Nelson's spiritual adviser. (AP)

Associated Church Press awards honor Global Sisters Report's 2021 reporting

The Associated Church Press recognized the 2021 journalism of Global Sisters Report with several awards, including Awards of Excellence related to national reporting, in-depth coverage, theme issues and interviews.

Women religious attending the 2022 plenary for the International Union of Superiors General pray for peace in Ukraine and for Vladimir Putin on May 6, the final day of the triennial plenary, in Rome. (GSR photo/Gail DeGeorge)

UISG plenary prays for peace in Ukraine — and Putin, too, though 'it isn't easy'

Sisters at the UISG plenary included prayers for Russian President Vladimir Putin "to hold this space of goodness, even for him. The spirit of good is extraordinary." 

People wait for a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 5. (CNS/Reuters/Eloisa Lopez)

As a world in pandemic seeks a return to normal, leaders urge vigilance, vaccines

As the world seeks normalcy in the COVID-19 pandemic's third year, leaders and experts urge vaccination and vigilance amid complacency, vaccine opposition, economic hardship, and inequalities in vaccine access.

Fr. Ajeesh Chirayarikil, left foreground, helps Sr. Lisset Vadakkekara, at right in blue, administer an IV drip to a woman with COVID-19 symptoms in front of Jyoti clinic, managed by Congregation of Mother Carmel nuns at Chachana village in Gujarat, India

In 2021, GSR chronicled how sisters carried on amid challenges and danger

Few years have felt as connected to the previous one as 2021 — largely because the global pandemic of 2020 continued this year. Amid COVID-19 and other challenges, sisters served with commitment and care. Here is a rundown of 2021 as chronicled in Global Sisters Report.