The recent fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a significant escalation of a decadelong conflict, has led to nearly 3,000 deaths and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people.
"Raising Resources for Healing Ministries" gathered religious sisters and a network of organizations and experts dedicated to supporting the work of religious sisters who are essential to health care in Africa.
"My life was shattered when I came to know my son Kashi was unable to walk or talk. Now, I have hope because of Sister Mareena [Mathew]," Keerthi Ramakrishnan said. Mathew's congregation manages a school for children with disabilities in Kerala, India.
Does the Catholic college or university have anything distinctive to offer to today's world? Only if it maintains dynamic engagement with an evolving world, says Ilia Delio.
The Divino Amore Vocational Institute hosts nearly 100 female student entrepreneurs learning skills in baking, catering, graphic design, computer literacy and business education.
Just a few blocks from Rome's famous Trevi Fountain, the visitors' office is where hundreds of Americans go on Tuesday afternoons to pick up their tickets for the pope's weekly general audience on Wednesdays. They are welcomed by the Mercy Sisters of Alma, Michigan, aided by U.S. priests and seminarians studying in Rome.
Perhaps we need to withdraw from the "noise" all around us to enter the cave of silence and contemplation so as to listen to the stirrings of our heart preparing us to come back out and respond in new ways to each other and the issues that divide us.
Through programs that include counseling, crisis intervention and and other services, United Stand helps youths across roughly 50 Chicago schools manage and overcome stress, conflict and violence they encounter daily,
Shanti Rani Sisters in Bangladesh are providing space for primary and higher education girls in 17 hostels, offering educational opportunities as well as cultural and religious education.
