Augustinian sisters sustain environment and livelihoods in Mozambique

Augustinian Sr. Ediltrudis Clemente Chinchay works with female farmers in Nampula, Mozambique on sustainable farming method projects. She and Augustinian Sr. Aurora Jacinto run the Biodiversity and Agricultural Program, founded in Nampula in 2022 to support and educate female farmers. (Tawanda Karombo)

Amid a humanitarian crisis, program teaches women sustainable farming practices. 

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I'll never get tired of wondering

We probably find solace in the past, frightened of facing the present and the uncertainty of the future. What might be of help is to rediscover wonder in our lives.

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Consecrated life invites us to be edge walkers

A woman prays during a eucharistic procession through the Manhattan borough of New York City to St. Patrick's Cathedral for a Pentecost Vigil May 27, 2023. (OSV News/Jeffrey Bruno)

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People are pictured who reside at the Kaya Godoma Rescue Centre in Kilifi, a coastal town in Kenya. Some elderly individuals at Kaya Godoma have been accused of witchcraft by members of their community and even their relatives. This has led to them being violently driven from their homes. (GSR photo/Doreen Ajiambo)

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Witchcraft accusations drive elders in Kenya from homes, seeking refuge with sisters

Catholic sisters in Kenya offer support to elder men and women who have been driven from their homes —  if not killed —  following accusations of witchcraft from those eager to take their land.

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Masthan Sahib, 66, has worked with Catholic nuns for more than 40 years in leprosy treatment, rehabilitation and training in Bengaluru, southern India. (Thomas Scaria)

Q&A with Masthan Sahib, a Muslim serving alongside Catholic nuns for 43 years

Masthan Sahib, a 65-year-old Muslim, talks to GSR about his four decades of working with Catholic nuns in a leprosy rehabilitation center in Bengaluru, the capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

Augustinian Sr. Ediltrudis Clemente Chinchay works with female farmers in Nampula, Mozambique on sustainable farming method projects. She and Augustinian Sr. Aurora Jacinto run the Biodiversity and Agricultural Program, founded in Nampula in 2022 to support and educate female farmers. (Tawanda Karombo)

Augustinian sisters sustain environment and livelihoods in Mozambique

Amid a humanitarian crisis, program teaches women sustainable farming practices. 

Pope Francis meets St. Joseph Sr. Helen Prejean, who has worked in prison ministry and against the death penalty for decades, after his morning Mass at the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican on Jan. 21, 2016. The pope asked Prejean about the case of Richard Masterson, a Texas man who was executed the previous day. (CNS/L'Osservatore Romano)

Q&A with Sr. Helen Prejean, on Pope Francis' fight against the death penalty

When Pope Francis ordered a revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to assert "the death penalty is inadmissible," it gave the church "official teachings so we couldn't have bishops going against it," said St. Joseph Sr. Helen Prejean.

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New leader for Indian diocese vacated by bishop accused of raping nun

The Vatican has appointed a new bishop for India’s Jalandhar Diocese in Punjab, years after Bishop Franco Mulakkal stepped down despite a court clearing him of charges of raping a nun.

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"Out of the Shadows: Confronting Violence Against Women" is a yearlong Global Sisters Report series on the ways Catholic sisters are responding to this global phenomenon.
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On the opening day of the May 5-9 general assembly for the International Union of Superiors General in Rome, sisters engaged in table discussions that modeled the format experienced at recent synods. "At first, for some the method was new," Sr. Joyce Meyer writes. "But we quickly became comfortable as we evolved into a community. It was an amazing experience to see how even in this short time, shared experience deepened." (GSR photo/Soli Salgado)

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Sister participants at the triennial UISG assembly celebrated a new pope, found community in open dialogue and contemplated a transformative synodal church.

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Consecrated life invites us to be edge walkers

Many of us, religious women and men, are still living in ivory towers, unaffected by the world around us. 

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None of us may get out of here alive. But we don't want to.

"The losses are hard to embrace, but there are choices," writes Sr. Margaret Cessna. "There are memories to count. Blessings to hold on to."

A nun carries the reliquary during a ceremony on May 31, 2025, in Braniewo, Poland, as the church beatifies 15 nuns from the Congregation of St. Catherine Virgin and Martyr, martyred in 1945. (OSV News/Courtesy of Polish bishops' conference)

Polish nuns beatified for heroic witness amid wartime horror

On May 31 in Braniewo, Poland, 15 nuns from the Congregation of St. Catherine Virgin and Martyr were beatified — recognized as martyrs who gave their lives during the final, brutal months of World War II.

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People are pictured who reside at the Kaya Godoma Rescue Centre in Kilifi, a coastal town in Kenya. Some elderly individuals at Kaya Godoma have been accused of witchcraft by members of their community and even their relatives. This has led to them being violently driven from their homes. (GSR photo/Doreen Ajiambo)

Witchcraft accusations drive elders in Kenya from homes, seeking refuge with sisters

Catholic sisters in Kenya offer support to elder men and women who have been driven from their homes —  if not killed —  following accusations of witchcraft from those eager to take their land.

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago addresses migrants at the Migrant Ministry's first location at St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy Church in Oak Park, Illinois, in a December 2023 photo. Program organizer Celine Woznica is pictured at the right. (Courtesy of Migrant Ministry)
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Christine Schenk: Chicago seniors mentor migrants amid deportation threats

The Migrant Ministry of the Catholic Parishes of Oak Park has provided assistance to thousands of migrants — and nearly all of the ministry's volunteers are senior citizens.

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Good Shepherd sisters care for Sri Lanka's unwed mothers

The nuns are unsure how many women they have helped at St. Euphrasia's Safe Home, but a senior worker there said at least 25 women are in the house on any given day. 

Sr. Felister Maria Kwamboka, who belongs to the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph Asumbi, plays with children at the nursery school that is part of the Baragoi Catholic Mission in Samburu County, northern Kenya. The school provides a safe space for children from all the tribes in Baragoi to learn and play. (Lourine Oluoch)

In Kenyan town of divided tribes, sisters serve all at Baragoi Catholic Mission

At the mission, "no one cares whether they are from the Turkana or Samburu community," says Sr. Felister Maria Kwamboka. "We remind them every day that all children belong to Jesus, and he sent angels to protect us."

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The project shines light on the mission and ministry of Catholic women religious around the world.

Each lesson connects articles about sisters or columns written by sisters to the good news found in scripture and church teaching. Action ideas and compelling prayer bring new learning alive. Teacher guides provide vital context and engaging activities to launch group discussions.