Gail DeGeorge

In the immediate aftermath of former President Donald Trump winning a second term, sisters consider the global and local implications for immigrants, the environment, and the common good.

Perched on a cliff in northwestern Greece, the Monastery of St. Stephen is home to 31 Orthodox nuns who live a life of seclusion in addition to drawing some 2.5 million tourists a year.

Global Sisters Report Editor Emerita Gail DeGeorge shares her insights from a recent biblical study tour to Greece and Turkey with Catholic Theological Union.

Founded in 1999 with Passionist Fr. Thomas Berry, this Vermont community strives to be earth conscious and demonstrate an appreciation and reverence of God's creations.

I've been blessed to use my experience in the best job and most important mission I've ever had in my journalism career, writes Global Sisters Report editor Gail DeGeorge.

With "Hope Amid Turmoil," the most ambitious and challenging project we have undertaken at GSR, we've been inspired by the incredible courage and deep faith of sisters serving in conflict areas throughout the world.

After almost two decades of working in Haiti, Sr. Judy Dohner now helps migrants, many of them from this Caribbean country, who arrive in Florida. 

A recent evaluation of the GHR Foundation's investment in the Sister Support Initiative, which began in 2010, shows the emerging forms, partnerships and relationships of religious life in the U.S.

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has funded studies to understand key aspects of early planning efforts and actionable steps that other communities can take to initiate early planning for elderly care.

Church-based ministries and humanitarian programs in Haiti continue their work despite the considerable and daunting challenges.

Discussion and questions during workshops at the annual Leadership Conference of Women Religious assembly pointed to the stark reality of a dearth of members able to serve as congregational leaders: Even congregations able to currently install leadership teams have to prepare for a future in which they may not be able to do so. 

GSR Today - Amid the news and controversy about the Los Angeles Dodgers and the "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence," GSR editor Gail DeGeorge sees a teaching moment to inform many about real Catholic sisters.

For the last nine years, Global Sisters Report has been a dynamic online community giving voice to women religious worldwide. Now, we want to learn more about you.

From the first days of Russia's war on Ukraine, the Basilian Sisters as well as other monastic congregations and numerous volunteers did everything possible to help relieve suffering and save lives.

In honor of the Feb. 8 feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, the patron saint of human trafficking survivors, Global Sisters Report is providing information about prayer services, links to some of our past coverage and other resources.

GSR readers can now translate our stories into Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swahili and Vietnamese.

Programs are providing Catholic sisters with training to transform ministries into social enterprises that are more self-sustaining. As a result, sisters were among 11 entrepreneurs recognized with Builders of Africa's Future awards.

Sr. Patricia Daly, a Dominican Sister of Caldwell, New Jersey, for 47 years and a pioneer of corporate responsibility and socially responsible investing, died Dec. 9, 2022. She was 66 years old.

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation global convening was an affirmation of achievements and a challenge on how to continue to develop and reach goals for the more than 110 participants, mostly Catholic sisters, from 16 countries.

This year's Hilton Humanitarian Symposium and Prize Ceremony focused on the theme "The Power of Perseverance." About 250 attendees heard stories of the global refugee crisis involving over 100 million displaced people.