"Sisterhood" is a seven-part video series that explores the mission and ministries of congregations of women religious in Vietnam, Tanzania, the United States and other places. The Sisterhood website features a trailer and descriptions of the 30-minute episodes, which are available for rental. Each episode also has its own study guide for further reflection.
The deaths of four U.S. churchwomen in El Salvador on Dec. 2, 1980, awakened the world to the violence exploding throughout much of Central America. Here are links to articles from National Catholic Reporter and Global Sisters Report.
St. Teresa of Kolkata, well known as Mother Teresa, founded the Missionaries of Charity congregation and served poor, marginalized and dying people in India and around the world. Here are links to articles about her published in National Catholic Reporter and Global Sisters Report.
Sr. Helen Prejean journeys with prisoners sentenced to die and works to abolish capital punishment. A member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, her books include the bestselling "Dead Man Walking." Here are some articles about her from National Catholic Reporter and Global Sisters Report.
Sr. Dorothy Stang, a human rights and environmental advocate, was an American-born member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur working in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Her work to support peasants and prevent deforestation led to threats from loggers and ranchers. She was assassinated Feb. 12, 2005. Here are several articles from National Catholic Reporter and Global Sisters Report about her life and her martyrdom:
September 12, 2019
Drawing on sacramental records, the Society of the Sacred Heart has found descendants of the more than 150 black people whom the sisters had enslaved in Louisiana and Missouri in the 1800s.
by Quincy Howard
Contributor
September 12, 2019
I am outraged at our government's demonization and inhumane treatment of immigrants. So, to stand for pro-life values, I chose to get arrested during the Catholic Day of Action for Immigrant Children.
by Jan Kilian
Contributor
September 11, 2019
Over the years of my active life, I thought I was living the basics of Franciscan religious life. Now I am being taught by young people who practice what I only preach.
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Catholic News Service
September 11, 2019
As Sr. Larraine Lauter held the tiny hand of an infant patient at a cholera clinic in Verrettes, Haiti, two years ago, she made a silent promise.