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Women religious honored for work on pandemic's front lines
… Sr. Stan Therese Mumuni, founder and superior of the Marian Sisters for Eucharistic Love in Ghana, began her order to rescue and care for unwanted children, many of whom could have been …
World Refugee Day is June 20. Just imagine …
… it until I spent two years ministering to those living at the Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana, West Africa. All of us were there because of the outbreak of civil war in Liberia. For me, … school teacher and administrator in Massachusetts and Connecticut, she served in Liberia and Ghana for 27 years, first for two years in a refugee camp in Ghana. Later after serving as …
Mary Leonora Tucker
… school teacher and administrator in Massachusetts and Connecticut, she served in Liberia and Ghana for 27 years, first for two years in a refugee camp in Ghana. Later after serving as assistant headmistress at Notre Dame Girls Secondary School, she …
In Togo, a ministry helping people living with HIV is a sister's life work
… town in northern Togo, where roads from neighboring countries, Benin, Burkina Faso and Ghana meet. Last September, Noura joined the Fraternité Hospitalière des Serviteurs de la …
Ebola experience informs West Africa health leaders' plans and fears
… hospitalization for those with underlying health conditions. Another West African country, Ghana, has its own set of challenges, said Peter Kwame Yeboah, the executive director of the Christian Health Association of Ghana , who also spoke during the webinar. "We've never had an epidemic of such proportions …
While keeping their distance under lockdown, sisters adjust with grace
… School Sisters of Notre Dame congregations in Africa . There are 78 sisters in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Gambia. "When anyone wants to come in, we have a bucket with running …
Women accused of witchcraft in Ghana find refuge in outpost run by sisters
… Camp residents also include mentally ill women and children who are considered outcasts in Ghana, she said. Salamatu agreed there is a motive. "My father-in-law wanted to take cows, land … they would be able to take my properties." Thousands of women and their children in northern Ghana have been left homeless after being accused of witchcraft, according to a 2018 report by …
In order to be made whole
… of the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit. She began her ministry in a school in Ghana as an account clerk, helping with registration and admission. Later ministries there …
Q & A with Sr. Bernardine Pemii, protecting children from abuse in Ghana
… to UNICEF . Pemii, a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul from Nigeria who works in Ghana, is urging Catholic bishops to address and end the exploitation of vulnerable children in … of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul . I have been a nun for 29 years, with 16 years spent in Ghana. My work as a safeguard is part of our charism coupled with my passion. This passion was …
Communities welcome young women to the sisterhood through international outreach
… has had 19 women under 40 profess vows in the last five years from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Ghana, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, Poland, Slovenia and Tanzania. The women have generally completed …
Read again: 10 noteworthy stories from 2019
… we can't wait to share with you. Happy New Year, and thanks for reading GSR. We love you. … Ghana sister rescues disabled children viewed as bad omens in their villages … by Doreen Ajiambo, published Nov. 18 … In some parts of Ghana, children born with physical and mental disabilities are considered bad omens for their …
Q & A with Sr. Marie Stella, leading the fight against AIDS in Togo
… town in northern Togo, where roads from neighboring countries Burkina Faso, Benin and Ghana meet. Populations mingle, and the risk of HIV contamination is great. The virus currently …
Q & A with Sr. Lucianne Siers, training religious in formation and interculturality
… young women who are considering entering their communities. They came here from Australia, Ghana, South Korea and Kenya. Last year, we welcomed women from China, Vietnam and Bangladesh, as …
Ghana sister rescues disabled children viewed as bad omens in their villages
… nearly lost her life when her neighbors in this remote village in the northeastern corner of Ghana accused her of being possessed by evil spirits and causing the death of 17 people — simply … the government said the victims died due to a cholera outbreak and were among 243 deaths in Ghana, neighbors said that, since Sarah was disabled, she was responsible. Sarah, now 12, was …
'Look and find and act': Sisters share complexities of anti-trafficking fight
… three girls, but one of them was snatched and dragged to Ivory Coast" and later taken to Ghana, Bryant said. The sister in Nigeria, knowing Bryant was involved in anti-trafficking , … Sr. Gabriella Bottani , the international coordinator of Talitha Kum, for a contact in Ghana. An umbrella network of networks, Talitha Kum unites sisters all around the world who are …
Q & A with Sr. Ann Therese Kelly, teaching the art of stained glass
… latest project is the 8-foot-tall eucharistic window for Christ the King Cathedral in Sunyani, Ghana. It shows African designs in the background with the Holy Spirit with a whole circle around … In the full window, you can see the Earth with the Eucharist over the Earth and encompassing Ghana. This has been a little over two years in process because it takes a long time to design …
Consecrated partner to fight trafficking
… religious, volunteers and facilitators from all over Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Ghana, Egypt, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Zambia, Italy and the Philippines. The diverse topics …
Sisters count on the 'multiplication factor' of lay partners in their ministries
… of the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit. She began her ministry in a school in Ghana as an account clerk, helping with registration and admission. Later ministries there …
Finding God in Ghana
… call to prayer. It sounded at 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. in the predominantly Muslim town of Sang, in Ghana, West Africa. I traveled to Ghana in March, accompanying a volunteer team of dentists and audiologists who travel there …
Meet the new sisters panel for the third year of The Life
… this year are from, have ties to or work in: Australia, the Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Ghana, India, Kenya, Lithuania, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, the Philippines, Senegal, South … or life as a sister." … Meet the 2019-20 panelists for The Life: … Sandra Wiafewa Agyeman, Ghana / Philippines … Sandra Wiafewa Agyeman (Ofia) is a Ghanaian member of the Missionary …