Pope advances causes of three more Italian sisters who died of Ebola

Less than a month after he recognised the “heroic virtues” of three Italian women religious who died caring for Ebola patients in Congo, Pope Francis did the same for three others who also contracted the disease and died in 1995. The six members of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Poor were among the more than 250 victims... Read More

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November 27, 2020

Sisters remember refugee arrival 150 years ago

The Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary at Chigwell Convent celebrated the 150th anniversary of the order’s arrival in the UK with a Thanksgiving Mass presided over by the Bishop of Brentwood, Alan Williams. With numbers restricted at Mass, the service was streamed live to the order’s 29 communities worldwide. On the altar... Read More

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October 10, 2020

Caring for children: Religious sisters launch global push for reform

Religious sisters have launched a global movement to overhaul the way religious orders practice their ‘charism of care’ for orphaned or abandoned children. The Rome-based International Union of Superiors General launched Catholic Care for Children International online on 2nd October, inviting all women’s and men’s religious orders to join the global initiative to end or reduce... Read More

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September 27, 2020

Women religious want sisters’ voices heard in post-pandemic planning

A day after Pope Francis gave a general audience talk on the principle of “subsidiarity”, women religious from around the world launched a campaign illustrating the principle, which emphasises local involvement in decision-making, listening to people’s real needs and adapting programs to meet those needs. The International Union Superiors General, the organisation of heads of religious orders counting more than... Read More

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September 21, 2020

Black sisters urge US Catholics and Church leaders to do more to end racism

The National Black Sisters’ Conference has issued a “clarion warning” to US Catholics saying Church members and leaders have not done enough to speak out against the sin of racism. “In this moment of dual life-threatening pandemics; Covid-19 and racism, the voice of the Church in America is, for the most part, eerily silent when... Read More

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September 11, 2020

Rebels release missionary sisters captured in Mozambique

Two missionary sisters captured by rebels in northern Mozambique were released unharmed after 24 days, according to their congregation, the Sisters of St Joseph of Chambery. Sr Maria Inez Leite Ramos and Sr Eliane Costa Santana, both originally from Brazil, were reported missing on 11thAugust after rebels claiming to belong to Daesh captured the port... Read More

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October 30, 2019

Getty Fire impacts a Catholic university, schools and retired sisters

The Getty Fire that began whipping through mountain communities west of Los Angeles during the early hours of 28th October caused the closure of several local Catholic schools, the evacuation of students and staff at Mount St Mary’s University and a call for the retired sisters of St Joseph of Carondolet to shelter in place.... Read More

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