Sr. Meena Barwa of the Handmaids of Mary was the victim of rape 10 years ago during anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal. At a New Delhi conference on migration, she told her story, which she consented to share with GSR.

Issues surrounding labor migration — such as the rights of migrant workers, high fees on wired remittances, and inconsistent policies across nations — were the focus of a recent three-day conference, "Migrant Workers: An Asian-Pacific Experience." The gathering in New Delhi drew 161 participants, mostly religious, from across Asia.

Holy Angels, a home in Belmont for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, lived up to its reputation of hospitality, sheltering a group of medically fragile North Carolinians fleeing from Tropical Storm Florence.

Four months ago, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and the Conference of Major Superiors of Men quietly sold the Silver Spring, Maryland, building they've co-owned since 1982 and shared with other Catholic organizations.

At times like this, we can only weep. Surely, there are others who will weep with us, and we will gather strength from our solidarity so that we can continue to stand, to work, to pray for peace, goodness and justice.

Srs. Susanne Dziedzic and Johnna Ciezobka opened a community resource center in Kingstree, South Carolina, 26 years ago. The Felician Center has flourished, and today is in the process of transitioning to lay leadership.

About 2,000 people from around the world gathered in Strasbourg to honor Blessed Alphonse Marie Eppinger, a 19th-century sister who went out to serve on the peripheries.

The ideology and observance of yoga are not just for Hindus. For centuries, yoga has been a part of ancient India's most lasting legacy of a welcoming homecoming for all living beings as citizens of the planet.

Sr. Prasanna Devi shares Christian blessings with the thousands who have been drawn to her over the years. The Catholic hermit, who has lived among lions, panthers and other wild animals deep inside a forest in western India for 40 years, returned to human society four years ago, at the request of the local bishop. Devi does not belong to a particular religious order but chose the contemplative path of an ascetic, devoting her life to God. She is believed to be the only female member of the Syro-Malabar Church to choose such a life.

Greetings from Lesbos. We are enjoying a lovely breeze in the mornings; flowers and trees are rejoicing. This beauty contrasts with the camps, which are overflowing with refugees. More boats arrive each week, with more and more people fleeing for their lives.