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.
This story appears in the Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation feature series. View the full series.
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.
by Tracy L. Barnett
Contributor
September 10, 2019
Sr. Pilar Chagoya Mingüer, of the Servants of the Holy Spirit, is a practicing dentist, licensed attorney and longtime advocate for social justice. Three years ago, she teamed up with Fr. Lionel Cárdenas in the Social Projection of Faith Program to promote interest in the Oaxaca Diocese where social programs had been a low priority.
by Laura Hammel
Contributor
September 10, 2019
Jesus cares enough about our safety to stay with us in the fields. I find this Christian image still comforting in a world far removed from the hillsides with grazing sheep of biblical times. Fear and vulnerability live within us even today.
Quincy Howard is a Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa. She lives in Wisconsin, doing planning work on behalf of her congregation. She recently ended a ministry on Capitol Hill as a federal policy advocate for social justice.