Conflicts over proposed funds for controversial measures such as a border wall threaten a possible government shutdown. Network, the Catholic social justice lobbying organization, is pushing for legislation with the lowest funding for border fencing.
by Rose Achiego
Contributor
Mary Killeen, a Sister of Mercy from Ireland, didn't choose to come to Kenya. She was in her late 20s, happily teaching in Ireland, when another sister got sick in Nairobi, and Killeen was asked to fill in. That was 42 years ago, and Killeen has been in Kenya ever since.
by Diana Hayes
Contributor
For 13 years, the Australian Catholic Religious Against the Trafficking of Humans group has been going to the national Parliament to advocate for policies and laws to address modern-day slavery practices in supply chains and labor markets. It is hardly likely in Australia that anyone would not accept that we do not want human trafficking or slavery, but the readiness to open their eyes and realize that it does happen here is very welcome. We hope that the Modern Slavery Bill will be effective and given the resources it needs.
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles said it will not pursue charges against two religious sisters who were found to have "misappropriated" a "substantial amount" of money from one of its Catholic schools.
Michele Morek
GSR Today - This is the second set of compiled reports from sisters working at or near the border who have written of the need caused by a recent influx of migrants unrelated to the caravan, and the plight of those seeking asylum.
by Ann Laszok
Contributor
Collaboration and communion are part of the vision of the Eastern Catholic Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great, and we lived that vision during our latest Basilian Volunteers mission trip to Ukraine.
by Festus Iyorah
Sr. Agatha Chikelue started thinking about how to build bridges between Christians and Muslims in 2008, as northern Nigeria disintegrated into violence. Nigeria's population is evenly divided with 48 percent Muslims and 49 percent Christians, who commonly avoid direct contact with each other. Since starting in 2011, the Women of Faith Peacebuilding Network's activities have reached more than 10,000 Muslim and Christian women across the country through seminars, meditations, presentations by religious leaders, and dialogue.
by Carol J. Dempsey
Celebration's Scripture for Life column - During the Advent and Christmas season, Global Sisters Report is sharing Celebration's weekly "Scripture for Life" columns, commentary on the Sunday readings by sisters and others.
Ann Laszok is a Sister of St. Basil from Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. After teaching in elementary school, she held faculty and administrative positions at Manor College, completed a graduate degree in religious studies and pastoral counseling from Fordham University, and took graduate coursework at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. For many years, she has been director of religious education of the Eparchy of St.
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Sr. Norma Pimentel's caring outreach to immigrants on the U.S./Mexico border earned her the praise of Pope Francis in 2015 during an ABC-TV virtual town hall meeting with the pontiff.
