Three convents in Congo were attacked by armed men in the latest violence targeting the Catholic Church in the central Africa country. "The thugs attacked the nuns and threatened them with death, before taking away their money" and other goods intended for the sisters' work in the community, the justice and peace commission of the Kananga Archdiocese said in a statement.

Groups of religious women are speaking out about the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, citing their faith as they call on lawmakers to investigate allegations of sexual assault raised by Christine Blasey Ford and others.

In the last decade, Clare Guest House in Sioux City, Iowa, has helped 106 women who recently left prison. Some came back more than once. "We've had some women who were not success stories," she said, "but we've also had many who have, who have kept in touch with us, thanking us for getting their lives back."

From A Nun's Life podcasts - In this Random Nun Clip, Srs. Connie Bach and Michele Dvorak of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ talk about their congregation's founder, Catherine Kasper, who is set be canonized on Oct. 14.

No ministry has so profoundly shaped my life in God as being a faith companion to God's transgender people. I am compelled to give witness to how I have seen them for almost two decades.

The Latin American group employed the "see, judge, act" methodology: recognize what's happening and who is affected, interpret how Catholics should respond and take action.

Benedictine Sr. Karol O'Connell gave her first piano lesson at age 13. She taught music for many years to the students of Kylemore Abbey School in Ireland. Now helping area teachers introduce music literacy to their schools, O'Connell is also featured in the recent documentary "Making the Grade."

People have a thirst for God, but know little about him. Sisters, among other ministers of evangelization, serve as "pointers" to him. No wonder the Catholic Church has for years encouraged the presence of religious life.