Sisters accompany Nigerian elders through final stage of life

Sr. Gertrude Anozie trims a female resident's nails at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home for the Elderly in the Awkunanaw area of Enugu, southeastern Nigeria. (John Chukwu)

At Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home for the Elderly, the Little Sisters of the Poor attempt to preserve dignity when illness, disability, poverty and separation from family can easily make people feel forgotten.

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Dominican Sr. Mary Sean Hodges talks with Sylvia Trevino at the offices of the Partnership for Re-Entry Program June 8, 2026, in Los Angeles. (GSR photo/Rhina Guidos)

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LA nun champions second chances for those rebuilding their lives after prison

For 25 years, Dominican Sr. Mary Sean Hodges has helped incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people heal, prepare for reentry and rebuild their lives through a restorative justice ministry rooted in mercy.

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Students of Chirag Vidyalaya in Rajgir, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, eat lunch in Chetanalaya Hostel Hall, just opposite the school building. Overseeing the lunch distribution are Nazareth Srs. Rose Plathottam (left) and Jyoti Kerketta. (Jose Kalapura)

Nazareth nuns in India brave bandits to educate low caste community

In Rajgir, India, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have helped hundreds of girls from the Musahar community finish school and escape poverty.

LCWR president-elect Sr. Betsy Pawlicki, a Sinsinawa Dominican, is seen Aug. 14, 2026, at the group’s annual assembly in Orlando. (GSR photo/Dan Stockman)

Q&A with president-elect of LCWR Sr. Betsy Pawlicki on navigating change

"The days of building buildings and institutions is gone, but that only happened because it was responding to a need," said Sr. Betsy Pawlicki. "What is the need now?"

Loreto Sr. Wamuyu Wachira speaks during an event to inaugurate the Catholic Institute for Nonviolence at the Istituto Maria Bambina in Rome Sept. 29, 2024. (CNS/Justin McLellan)

Podcast: 'Beatitudes should be part of our DNA,' says Pax Christi's Sr. Wamuyu Wachira

On this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear hosts Loreto Sr. Wamuyu Wachira, co-president of Pax Christi International.

Sr. Gertrude Anozie trims a female resident's nails at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home for the Elderly in the Awkunanaw area of Enugu, southeastern Nigeria. (John Chukwu)

Sisters accompany Nigerian elders through final stage of life

At Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home for the Elderly, the Little Sisters of the Poor attempt to preserve dignity when illness, disability, poverty and separation from family can easily make people feel forgotten.

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The Leadership Council of Women Religious, or LCWR, will meet Aug. 11-14 in Orlando, Florida, with the theme, "Many Charisms, One Spirit, One Call" as the organization celebrates its 70th anniversary.
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Pope Leo XIV looks at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes from the hill of the Carmelite Monastery of Lourdes in France, Sept. 27, 2026, after a private meeting with contemplative religious sisters. Three days later, Leo met with a group of Dominican contemplatives at the Vatican. (CNS/Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV urges contemplative nuns to resist a 'spirit of survival'

"Keeping silence is an act of the will that engages the whole person and helps to cultivate solid relationships, because they are animated by the Word of God," Leo told the Dominican contemplatives.

An artist rendering of the Monastery of Jesus, Mary and Joseph the Fairfield Carmelites are constructing in Fairfield, Pennsylvania. (Courtesy of the Fairfield Carmelites)

Pennsylvania nuns build stone monastery designed to last 'a thousand years'

The $100 million project, expected to take about 15 years, is reviving centuries-old masonry techniques to create a self-sustaining monastery complex that will eventually house up to 40 sisters.

A man prays before a portrait of Venerable Sr. Maria Celine Kannanaikal at the provincial house of the Ursulines of Mary Immaculate in Payyambalam, a suburb of Kannur town in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. (George Kommattam)

Indian nun who died 35 days after profession draws devotees of all faiths

Devotion to Venerable Maria Celine Kannanaikal has spread seven decades after her death. "People of all faiths visit her tomb, seeking her intercession," says Sr. Leema Manchiyil of the Ursulines of Mary Immaculate.

The heads of women's religious orders leave an audience with Pope Francis in Paul VI hall at the Vatican May 12, 2016. During the session with members of the International Union of Superiors General, sisters asked Francis about the possibility of women deacons returning to the church. (CNS/Paul Haring)

Discerning Deacons plans forums for Catholic sisters on women in the diaconate

Discerning Deacons is planning more than 50 virtual forums to engage Catholics in the discernment about women in the diaconate, two of which are specific to Catholic sisters.

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The gardener's plea: What a barren fig tree taught me about second chances

Nearly half of Zimbabwe's youth are out of school. Behind that statistic are individuals, each one a fig tree someone was ready to give up on. But I keep working the soil even when the tree shows no obvious signs of life.

Sr. Catharina Ginah cares for children and adolescents with disabilities at Bhakti Luhur, a care home overseen by the sisters of the Association of Lay Missionary Institutions, while her lay partner assists in the background. (Jacobus Lato)

Finding strength in their calling, Indonesian sisters care for kids with disabilities

The sisters of the Association of Lay Missionary Institutions work alongside religious brothers and oversee 32 houses, collectively called Bhakti Luhur, caring for children of different ages, needs and abilities.

Voters cast their ballots at a polling station Oct. 26, 2024, during early voting at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City. (OSV News/Reuters/Eduardo Munoz)

Monday Starter: Network's 'See. Love, Vote.' campaign eyes upcoming US elections

Plus, a recent profile highlights a small community in Siberian Asia engaging in intercultural dialogue, and UISG is hosting a webinar on depression in later life.

John Selemeni, left, and Stephen Ikuytwa tend to a crop of capsicum in a greenhouse managed by Sr. Christine Kagunye of the Assumption Sisters in Thika, a town on the outskirts of Nairobi. (Gitonga Njeru)

Sisters promote urban agriculture in Nairobi area and its informal settlements

Catholic sisters have encouraged vertical sack gardening across many of Nairobi's slums. They also oversee food plantations and greenhouse production in the area.

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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.