Dan Stockman

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.

Amid declining numbers of U.S. sisters, many are asking what will happen to their associates once the sisters cannot lead them anymore or if the congregation no longer exists.

In a statement after the first tumultuous week of the second Trump presidency, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious said sisters must be fearless in embodying the Gospel amid a "rapid dismantling of values."

Also, Catholic sisters and sister-led groups react to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration and pardon of Jan. 6 rioters.

Sr. Maribeth Larkin, whose Sisters of Social Service evacuated to stay with the Sisters of Notre Dame, advised other congregations to talk to each other, and "have an up-to-date plan, not one you dust off from 20 years ago."

After nearly 20 years of sharing religious life through enterprises such as podcasts, A Nun's Life merges with Global Sisters Report.

Also, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton's shrine celebrates the 50th anniversary of her canonization. Network lobby will host a webinar strategizing on responses to Trump's first 100 days, as it names new interim executive director.

With congregations across the United States facing vocational uncertainty or completion, for some sisters, Advent offers a time of hope-filled reflection.

There is always a fear of the unknown, but one Catholic sister told GSR national correspondent Dan Stockman that, at least right now, fear may be the biggest obstacle to being effective.

Fearing President-elect Donald Trump's promise of mass deportations, sisters and Catholic groups organize support for undocumented immigrants living in uncertainty.

Mousseau and Francois are the co-editors of Reseeding Religious Life Through Global Sisterhood, a collection of essays by younger sisters who see religious life not as a collection of separate congregations, but as a worldwide movement of women.

Sr. Francisca Ngozi Uti, of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus, won the 2024 Opus Prize, which honors social entrepreneurs who operate from a faith tradition and find innovative ways to address social challenges.

Ursuline Srs. Kathleen Neely and Mary Martha Staarman volunteer as Spanish translators for patients at the Family Community Clinic, a free medical clinic on the St. Joseph Parish campus in Louisville, Kentucky.

US congregations of women religious released statements following President-elect Donald Trump's victory, calling for hope and sharing their determination to serve the vulnerable.

Ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election in the U.S., Catholic sisters work polling stations and promote multi-issue voting.

"We want to be on public record as having called out this fraud so that if the outcome of next month's election is contested in Pennsylvania our integrity will not be called into question," the community said.

After three weeks on the road, Network's Nuns on the Bus & Friends tour that has been pushing for multi-issue voting came to an end in California, with rallying cries around freedom and democracy.

More than 200 nuns from around 100 congregations joined a blind walk through the streets of Bengaluru, India, as part of their campaign to promote eye donation and protect eyesight, especially among children and youth.

For 20 years, the Sisters of St. Joseph in Philadelphia have welcomed their neighbors, whether they are immigrants or people experiencing drug addiction and homelessness.

Just over a week into the Nuns on the Bus tour, sisters made a stop in Chicago where they visited a center that provides for immigrant women.