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Sr. Jane Wakahiu, associate vice president for program operations and head of Catholic Sisters for the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, speaks during a Sept, 20 forum at the Permanent Mission of the African Union at the United Nations. At her left is Ugandan Sr. Jane Frances Kabagaaju, a maternal health specialist. (Chris Herlinger)

At UN Summit of the Future, sisters highlight root causes of poverty

Sisters join clergy and lay partners at a recent U.N. summit, hoping to bridge the gap between global and grassroots forums while emphasizing the root causes of poverty.

Chris Herlinger

Women of Catholic nongovernmental organizations gather to celebrate at the conclusion of the 66th Commission on the Status of Women. (Courtesy of Durstyne Farnan)

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