Chris Herlinger

Four religious communities with ministries in Kentucky have issued a joint statement following the April 10 mass shooting in Louisville calling for tougher enforcement of gun regulations and "sensible gun regulations."

GSR Today - During my assignment in Ukraine, war was evident. Damage to towns and survivors' sober observations framed our time there. Yet reminders of war were almost always offset by the Ukrainians' resolve and humanity.

'Christ will rise, and Ukraine will rise': In the 14 months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Catholic sisters have struggled to keep the spirit, promise and vision of Easter and Resurrection alive day-to-day.

In a Fordham lecture, Xavière Sr. Nathalie Becquart spoke of the importance of women and young people in the church. And yes, she will be voting in the Synod of Bishops on synodality later this year and in 2024.

Water is connected to hope, peace and unity, say attendees of the 2023 U.N. conference, which brought together governments, businesses, scientists, environmentalists and civil society groups like sister congregations.

GSR Today - One of the rewards of covering the work of Catholic sisters is having the chance to step back occasionally and reflect on both the progress women have made worldwide and the ongoing challenges they face.

At the 67th Commission on the Status of Women this March, dozens of Catholic sisters and thousands of female activists focused on innovation and education in the digital age as a means to promote gender equality.

Trying, exhausting and at times surreal — all are common descriptions of life in the last 12 months in Ukraine and neighboring Poland, say those displaced by the yearlong war and the religious who have assisted them.

Catholic sisters representing their congregations at the United Nations will participate in events March 6-17 during the U.N.'s annual forum promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women.

A year of war has transformed Ukraine into one big conflict zone. The new reality is one of displacement, confusion, loss and death. Yet Ukrainians — and religious based in the country — speak of renewed unity and hope.

A $250,000 Hilton Foundation grant will help the National Religious Vocation Conference's strategy "of increasing awareness of cultural patterns and to encourage cultural humility and harmony in religious communities."

Sr. Nadia Coppa, an Adorer of the Blood of Christ and new president of the International Union for Superiors General, provided GSR with extended reflections on questions about the legacy of the late Pope Benedict XVI.

The officers of the International Union of Superiors General spoke to the staff of Global Sisters Report on multiple topics, including synodality, spiritual journeys, and ministries to help heal a broken world.

The Catholic missionaries killed in 2022 — including three women religious — were not carrying out high-risk work, according to the news agency of the Pontifical Mission Societies.

Prominent sisters, some affiliated with U.S.-based organizations subject to Vatican investigations during Benedict XVI's papacy, mourn his death and praise his life of scholarship, spirituality and service.

More than 250 people from 59 U.S. Catholic charitable agencies participated in Catholic Charities USA's Applied Institute for Disaster Excellence training Dec. 5-9.

"It is a cold and dark time." As exiles, Ukrainian refugees in Poland are thinking of Christmases past and worried about a country struggling with the consequences of war: illness and hunger, deprivation and death.

A professor emeritus of music at Webster University has long been engaged with a project to publicize letters between two Sisters of Loretto and Conrad N. Hilton, the founder of the Hilton Hotels and Resorts chain.

Study finds that closures and restrictions forced millions of girls from developing countries to drop out of school," the announcement said, and "many of them never went back."

The war has strained Ukraine's power grid and increased the need for light. GSR joined a two-day mission into Ukraine to deliver flashlights and candles to a city far from the front lines but still affected by war.