Nuns on the Bus - As the bus swung through the Carolinas, the sisters met with community organizers doing their best to help men and women on the margins.
Sr. Carol Keehan, a Daughter of Charity, has announced her retirement as president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, effective June 30, 2019.
Notes from the Field - I am in my second month of post-graduate service with Good Shepherd Volunteers and work full-time in New York City at Marian Hall, a group residence for teenage girls who cannot live at home for various reasons, including abuse or neglect.
Margaret Alsup of Cumming always considered her nun dolls to be like friends; so when it came time to look for a permanent home for her beloved figurines in late 2017, she found a place that would help preserve the historical legacy of the women religious these replicas represent.
Sr. Patricia Fox, Philippine superior of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion, had sought for six months to overturn repeated government decisions to deport her after she was accused of participating in partisan political activities.
Nuns on the Bus Blog - Coming off a two-week break from the bus, I arrived pretty refreshed, but I was amazed to see Social Service Sr. Simone Campbell and her Network staff still cheerful and full of energy.
In July 2018, St. Louis celebrated the opening of the remodeled Gateway Arch grounds and museum. The way the structure's opposing legs meet in natural beauty offers a metaphor for cooperation, inclusion and understanding.
Maryknoll Sr. Rosemarie Milazzo, 86, has pursued missionary work in various countries for decades. She spoke with GSR about her most recent assignment to the Greek island of Lesbos, where she saw firsthand the conditions refugees endure in camps.
The U.S. bishops will consider endorsing the sainthood cause of Sr. Thea Bowman, the granddaughter of slaves and the only African-American member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, who transcended racism to leave a lasting mark on Catholic life in the United States in the late 20th century.
Sr. Mary McCabe is not one to say: "Been there, done that." The Sister of Notre Dame de Namur has spent most of the past 40 years helping women in rural farming communities in northern Brazil. And in the past year and a half since she has been back in the U.S., she has been teaching English classes in Baltimore.