As the second and final session of the synod on synodality continues at the Vatican, the roots of that meeting trace back to the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region held a half-decade earlier.
As the second and final session of the synod on synodality continues at the Vatican, the roots of that meeting trace back to the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region held a half-decade earlier.
From their sprawling provincialate in one of Bulawayo's quiet eastern neighbourhoods, the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood have turned to solar energy to run a thriving horticulture project.
With an eye to combating food insecurity, Sr. Joyce Meyer has formed a WhatsApp group of sisters from all over the world to share best practices and support one another in agriculture and business pursuits.
"There is much work to be done, much to change," writes Sr. Carmen Notario. "Let us not be afraid. We are links in a chain in a definitive historical moment where small patches are not enough; life is at stake."
After July 30 landslides swept away villages and a town in Wayanad, Kerala, India, Catholic sisters joined efforts to organize relief camps, offering school buildings, collecting aid and providing counseling.
The world cannot experience true peace unless we all work together to achieve a positive outcome in this quest to preserve and nurture all life, from the smallest insect to the mightiest whale.
Salesian Sr. Ailyn Cayanan received a BELLA 2024 Award for Asia as an entrepreneur in the field of agricultural education for her work as technical directress at Mary Help of Christians School in the Philippines.
Nestled amid rolling farmland, the Benedictine sisters of Mount St. Scholastica have taken on the likes of Google, Target and Citigroup — calling on major companies to do everything from AI oversight to measuring pesticides to respecting the rights of Indigenous people.