Two Catholic sisters killed in Haiti gang violence

A protester holds up a sign that reads in French, "Security is a right, Haiti deserves it" during a protest against insecurity April 2 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Two women religious, Sr. Evanette Onesaire and Sr. Jeanne Siliane Voltaire, were killed March 31. (AP photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Two members of the Little Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus were among those killed earlier this week by armed gang members in the central Haiti city of Mirebalais.

Most Recent

Latest Columns

Painting: "Christ and the woman taken in adultery" (1612) by Frans Francken the Younger (Artvee)

Fifth Sunday of Lent: Sin no more

Scripture for Life: As we move toward Holy Week, these readings invite us to approach the mysteries with eyes ready to perceive God's love working through everything — even the worst events imaginable. 

votive candle
Horizons

There is no greater love than to give one's life

,
Pope Francis waves to a crowd of well-wishers at Rome's Gemelli hospital before returning to the Vatican March 23, 2025, after 38 days of treatment at the hospital. (CNS/Pablo Esparza)

The power that manifests itself in weakness

Editors' Choice

Focus

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)

In Focus

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.

News

View all News
A protester holds up a sign that reads in French, "Security is a right, Haiti deserves it" during a protest against insecurity April 2 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Two women religious, Sr. Evanette Onesaire and Sr. Jeanne Siliane Voltaire, were killed March 31. (AP photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Two Catholic sisters killed in Haiti gang violence

Two members of the Little Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus were among those killed earlier this week by armed gang members in the central Haiti city of Mirebalais.

line of people

Despite civil war and funding crisis, CRS responds quickly to Myanmar quake

The death toll continues to rise above 3,000 from the March 28 quake in the Southeast Asian country. U.S. President Donald Trump has said the country will send aid.

2 girls in school uniforms

65 years after nationalization, sister-run schools in Sri Lanka retain Catholic spirit

Although the country nationalized private schools in 1960, "We have full freedom and dignity," said Apostolic Carmel provincial Sr. Mary Nilanthi. 

Sr. Roberta White, a member of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubuque, Iowa, second from left, with other participants at the United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women. She and others attended as members of a delegation representing the Loretto Community. The Loreto Community has been partnering with the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Dubuque since 2011. This year, Loreto hosted a delegation of 40 participants with 28 attendees hailing from four U.S. high scho

UN event spotlights the challenge of 'rollback' of women's rights

Sisters who attended the 69th session of the U.N.'s Commission on the Status of Women (March 10-21) spoke of progress and pushback since the 1995 Beijing Declaration.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

65 years after nationalization, sister-run schools in Sri Lanka retain Catholic spirit

UN event spotlights the challenge of 'rollback' of women's rights

Church hails Indian court ruling on education institutions

Feature Series

Out of the Shadows: Confronting Violence Against Women

"Out of the Shadows: Confronting Violence Against Women" is a yearlong Global Sisters Report series on the ways Catholic sisters are responding to this global phenomenon.
READ ALL ARTICLES

Salir de las sombras: luz contra la violencia de género

"Salir de las sombras: luz contra la violencia de género" es la serie de Global Sisters Report que se enfoca en cómo las hermanas católicas responden a este fenómeno mundial o se ven afectadas por él. 
READ ALL ARTICLES

Arlington Carmelites in controversy

Fort Worth bishop takes over a Carmelite monastery and accuses cloistered nun of adultery with a priest. Discalced Carmelite Nuns say the bishop does not have authority over them and call his actions a land grab.
READ ALL ARTICLES
View all Feature Series

Religious Life

View all in Religious Life
Rescuers work at the site of a damaged building in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, in the aftermath of a strong earthquake that struck two days earlier. People in Myanmar are in desperate need of humanitarian supplies and medical support as the death toll from the devastating earthquake that rocked central Myanmar continues to rise. (OSV News/Reuters)

Indian church expresses sorrow, support for earthquake-hit Myanmar and Thailand

Women religious leaders and Catholic bishops in India have expressed solidarity with the people of earthquake-hit Myanmar and Thailand.

A car's rearview mirror shows a horizon full of bright orange and dark clouds. (Unsplash/Jake Weirick)

What Catholic sisters wish they had learned sooner

Religious life is full of lessons that shape and transform us over time. This month, we asked panelists: What is something you have learned in your religious life that you wished you had learned sooner?

Catholic religious sisters attacked in Congo as crisis continues

Missionary Sisters of Santo Domingo in the municipality of Kimbanseke in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, fell victim to the attack on March 18. The attackers smashed the wall of the congregation's residence to gain entry.

Wildfires force 3 Missouri religious communities to evacuate temporarily

The communities at Assumption Abbey, the Monastery of St. Joseph, home to the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of the Apostles, and Nazareth Hermitage all left their properties in the early afternoon of March 19 as wildfires inched dangerously close.

Community News

View all community news

Jubilee Year Prayer

April 6, 2025
The time of Jubilee is at hand!

Human Trafficking Response for Faith-Based Leaders

April 3
Join the Alliance To End Human Trafficking for a discussion on April 3, 2025, at 2:00 PM EST for

GLOBAL: Salesian Missions highlights educational work combating crisis of 250 million youth out of school

March 28, 2025
Salesian missionaries establish primary, secondary and vocational schools in poor, remote pla
SUBMIT YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS

Ministry

View all in Ministry
votive candle
Columns

There is no greater love than to give one's life

As followers of Jesus, we feel challenged to reveal the face of the merciful God, to transcend suffering, and to not let the discourse of hatred rob us of inner peace or plunge us into despair.

Dozens spoke about gender-based violence during the 69th session of the United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women, held March 10-21 in New York. (GSR graphic/Olivia Bardo)

Catholic sisters at UN session speak out against 'crisis' of gender-based violence

Gender-based violence was the focus of many of this year's sessions at the United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women, showing the extent to which the problem remains persistent, serious and endemic.

Sisters and residents discuss plans for a musical at Jyothis Bhavan, a short-stay home in Kochi, southern Kerala, India, for young transgender people hoping to integrate into the social mainstream. (Binu Alex)

Kerala nuns run Jyothis Bhavan, a home for struggling transgender youth

God "does not disown his children": Jyothis Bhavan, a home run by the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel in Kochi, Kerala, India, offers a lifeline to one of society's most marginalized groups.

Screen in St. Peter's Square shows clergy saying rosary.

At the Vatican switchboard, nuns soothe anxious callers about Pope Francis

The Vatican's central number is public — and the sisters of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master make sure all who call it get a real person, not the "press 1 for English, 2 for Latin" version of the automation that's become the norm at major institutions and businesses worldwide.

GSR in the Classroom

Youth in a classroom raising their hands to answer questions

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.