Fort Worth bishop takes over a Carmelite monastery and accuses cloistered nun of adultery with a priest. Discalced Carmelite Nuns say the bishop does not have authority over them and call his actions a land grab.
The 2024 general assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.
Our anniversary coverage includes updates on stories and columns originally published in 2014, plus specially commissioned columns. We'll also periodically list some of our most memorable stories and columns from over the past decade
"Evolving Religious Life," a new series from Global Sisters Report, is exploring how Catholic sisters are adapting to the realities of congregations in transition and new forms of religious life.
Global Sisters Report's new series, "Welcoming the Stranger," takes a closer look at women religious working with immigrants and migrants.
Coverage of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious assemblies from 2014 through 2017.
This year’s gathering of leaders of congregations of women religious in the United States marks the first public discussion of two controversial Vatican investigations.
At this year's assembly, LCWR took a first step in addressing issues of race and religious life.
The 2018 assembly for the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is picking up exactly where last year's meeting left off: with a call to communion inspired by
The 2018 assembly for the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is picking up exactly where last year's meeting left off: with a call to communion inspired by
Nearly 700 members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious voted unanimously Aug. 16, 2019, to commit the organization, their congregations and themselves to fight racism, welcome immigrants and help stop climate change for the next three years.
Throughout the Aug. 12-14, 2020, assembly, sisters consistently offered reflections on their white privilege and a revitalized willingness to confront their painful racist histories as congregations.
Each year, Global Sisters Report asks sisters to reflect on the Lenten season.
The work of Catholic sisters around the world have made steps toward progress in peace.
Global Sisters Report is focusing a special series on mining and extractive industries and the women religious who work to limit damage and impact on people and the environment, through advocacy, action and policy.
With a large tapestry bearing the portrait of the woman known as the "Saint of the Gutters" suspended above him, Pope Francis proclaimed the sainthood of Mother Teresa of Kolkata, hailing her courage and love for people who live in poverty.
You don't have to go to a convent to celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week this year, but if you do, expect to find open doors, smiling faces, and sometimes even cookies.
It is easy to see National Catholic Sisters Week as just a way to raise awareness about women religious, said spokeswoman Christina Capecchi, but it's really about those connections.
National Catholic Sisters Week, the annual celebration of women religious, kicks off its fifth year March 8, International Women's Day.
