by Nancy Linenkugel
Contributor
See for Yourself - "I'm going to have a lot of cans to open," the bargain-hunter said as she placed four more cans of chicken broth in her cart in the grocery aisle where I happened to be.
Sr. Justine Gitanjali Senapati is a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph of Annecy. Since 2014, she has served at the United Nations as the representative for the Congregations of St. Joseph, which includes 30 global independent congregations.
Jose Kalapura is director of Jesuit-run research institute Xavier Institute of Social Research at Patna. He is engaged in the study of the socially disadvantaged communities in Bihar. He has written several books and articles. He specialized in Christian history with a focus on Bihar. He is consulted on Christianity in Bihar. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and has reported on Bihar.
by GSR Staff
"Think what would happen if there weren't any sisters, if there weren't any sisters in the hospitals, no sisters in the missions, no sisters in the schools. Think what the church would be like without sisters – no, that's unthinkable."
In the coastal village on the outskirts of Quy Nhon City, central Vietnam, the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary carry on a decadeslong tradition of service to people with Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy.
In 2016, sisters at Bakhita Villa, a safe house in Lagos, Nigeria, helped rescue and rehabilitate nine victims of human trafficking. St. Louis Sr. Patricia Ebegbulem, director of the safe house, talked to GSR about her ministry, why she feels drawn to St. Josephine Bakhita, and why so many people are at risk for being trafficked today.
by Martha A. Kirk
Contributor
After a fire destroyed the Islamic Center Mosque in Victoria, Texas, hundreds of people of diverse faiths came together in a show of compassion and solidarity.
by Maria Beben
Notes from the Field - I notice the injustices in the world around me a lot more. I notice the people around me a lot more — the people I interact with on a daily basis, but also the people I pass by and never speak to.
by GSR Staff
"Just looking at the grass, or flowers, and sitting in the sun; the beauty of nature helped me recover."
Sacred Heart of Jesus Sr. Florence Nweonuma was on the front lines helping draft the law that outlawed trafficking in Nigeria in 2003. Global Sisters Report caught up with Nweonuma in October to hear her reflections on two decades of anti-trafficking work.
