"The women religious in India have faced gender discrimination and sexual abuses that have caused mental health challenges for many, driving some to suicide," said Sr. Molly Mathew, who coordinates the program to revise formation curricula.
It's been nearly two years since kittens Snowdrop and Stardust joined the household, and what an adventure it has been. The lessons they are teaching me are multiple.
Considering the war, the ever-present threat of invasion, and the possibility of being erased as a nation, places like this have profound therapeutic significance for the people of Zhytomyr and all of Ukraine.
The Global Jubilee Conference with Religious Sisters in Rome, Italy, provided the opportunity to share experiences and discuss important topics affecting the world of communications today.
As of now, I think any decision the Catholic Church might take regarding the sacrament of holy orders for laywomen would put it in a Catch-22 situation.
Sr. Joyce Meyer spent a week visiting the Union of International Superiors General in Rome and a number of Vatican departments as a board member of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
This is a day when female voices aren’t just present but prominent. As befits this day, the feminine is front and center, with a clarity and volume that I really can’t remember on any other feast or Sunday.
Also, CLINIC condemns termination of temporary protected status for Venezuelans, and Mercy Sisters voice support for the Episcopalian bishop who pleaded with President Donald Trump to "have mercy."
Amid declining numbers of U.S. sisters, many are asking what will happen to their associates once the sisters cannot lead them anymore or if the congregation no longer exists.
