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Nuns in Mexico support school for Haitian migrants that also serves as a haven

In Tapachula, Mexico, a house serves as a school that offers Spanish classes. The house has also become a gathering place for a community of Haitians.

Debris lies inside the Cathedral of San Buenaventura in Colombia, Aug. 16, 2026, following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake. (OSV News/Reuters/Ever Andres Mercado)

Desperate after earthquake, Colombia nuns turn to social media to ask for help

After a deadly earthquake left convents and ministry in ruins, women religious in Colombia make pleas for aid on social media.

Delegates in canon and civil law from 13 African countries attend the African Conference for Catholic Sisters in Canon and Civil Law held July 30-31 in Nairobi, Kenya. (Wycliff Peter Oundo)

At legal conference, sisters from across Africa discuss safeguarding against abuse

The African Conference for Catholic Sisters in Canon and Civil Law acknowledged that for safeguarding to be inherent in sisters' everyday life, it must be woven into formation and nurtured throughout their vocation.

Salvatorian Srs. Amitha Polimetla (standing, fourth from right) and Sudha Rani Sankili with members of the Nee Thodu Society at their Sustainable Livelihood Centre in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, southeastern India. (Courtesy of Amitha Polimetla)

Q&A with Sr. Amitha Polimetla, accompanying transgender persons in India

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Delegates in canon and civil law from 13 African countries attend the African Conference for Catholic Sisters in Canon and Civil Law held July 30-31 in Nairobi, Kenya. (Wycliff Peter Oundo)

At legal conference, sisters from across Africa discuss safeguarding against abuse

The African Conference for Catholic Sisters in Canon and Civil Law acknowledged that for safeguarding to be inherent in sisters' everyday life, it must be woven into formation and nurtured throughout their vocation.

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Join the 2026-27 panel for The Life

Global Sisters Report is looking for panelists for the 2026-27 edition of The Life, starting in November. If you're interested in writing on your experiences in religious life, we would love to hear from you.

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LCWR ends 70th anniversary assembly with new president, synodality and celebration

LCWR closed its 70th anniversary assembly with a leadership transition, prayer and celebration after four days centered on synodality and deep listening.

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Former LCWR president Sr. Vicky Larson described each charism as a musical note: Each note has its own beauty, but we need melody and harmony as well.

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Debris lies inside the Cathedral of San Buenaventura in Colombia, Aug. 16, 2026, following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake. (OSV News/Reuters/Ever Andres Mercado)

Desperate after earthquake, Colombia nuns turn to social media to ask for help

After a deadly earthquake left convents and ministry in ruins, women religious in Colombia make pleas for aid on social media.

Daughter of Charity Sr. Oanh Tran cleans up her hair styling station at the Fr. Virgil Cordano Center June 10, 2026, in Santa Barbara, California. (GSR photo/ Rhina Guidos)

With haircuts and healthcare, Catholic nun ministers to Santa Barbara's poor

In her cosmetology and health ministry, Daughter of Charity Sr. Oanh Tran restores clients' dignity, cutting like a surgeon through matted hair, washing and sometimes mending their feet, and listening to their stories.

Ohio Catholics rally behind Haitian immigrants as TPS ends

Over 600 people attended vigils outside a federal immigration office near Cincinnati after Haitian residents of Springfield received letters directing them to appear at the ICE field office nearly two hours from their homes.

German nun's legacy continues transforming the lives of disabled Indonesians

Founded six decades ago, the St. Damian Rehabilitation Center for Leprosy and Disability has empowered thousands of disabled Indonesians to improve their lives.

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