GlobalSistersReport

"At the heart of her blueprint for hope was absolute trust in this good God," writes Sr. Dawn Tomaszewski. globalsistersreport.org/columns/religi…

On Jan. 24, the Catholic Church in Bangladesh celebrated a special Mass for Dora D'Rozario, coordinator of the Order of Consecrated Virgins in Bangladesh, after she received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Award. globalsistersreport.org/religious-life…

We need to believe that together we are creating a collective transforming energy in our world. I find examples of this as people have responded to ICE raids. People have been acting as neighbors to one another. globalsistersreport.org/columns/social…

The center, called "Apon Griha" (Own House), is now bustling with the noise of children from morning to afternoon, growing up with care and love under the watchful eyes of the sisters. globalsistersreport.org/disabled-child…

With few vocations to consecrated life in Cuba, the church relies on missionaries like Njoka to help with catechesis and to take the Gospel to places where there's a reluctance to embrace religious beliefs. globalsistersreport.org/qas/qa-kenyan-…

Sr. Jane Marie Bradish fell and broke her wrist. "As days moved into weeks and now months, I've gotten more comfortable with reaching out and asking for things," she writes. globalsistersreport.org/columns/boom-d…

As South Africa struggles to regulate thousands of abandoned and poorly rehabilitated mines, illegal mining networks have expanded into spaces the state has failed to govern, creating conditions where gender-based violence and child exploitation converge. globalsistersreport.org/social-justice…

"Through this daily life, we learn resilience, hospitality, and faith persevering in the face of the uncertain. The families we accompany teach us to remain present, even when the future is unclear." globalsistersreport.org/columns/minist…

"The church continues to consistently frame these incidents as aberrations rather than predictable outcomes of concentrated power operating without adequate oversight." globalsistersreport.org/urgent-need-sy…

"Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister steeped in that tradition, left words that continue to challenge us to love." globalsistersreport.org/columns/social…

At the Mater Christi Human Development and Religious Formation Centre, Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ lead an unconventional frontline response to drug addiction among young Nigerians. globalsistersreport.org/ministry/catho…

"Even as we hear the sounds of destruction we must tap into our stubborn hope to assess what are the good bones and begin the revisioning of what we have into what can be," writes Sr. Nancy Sylvester. globalsistersreport.org/stubborn-hope-…

After 20 years as a Discalced Carmelite in Spain, Hortensia López Almán felt abandoned after she was forced to leave. She went on to start Asociación Extramuros to accompany women and men in similar circumstances. globalsistersreport.org/religious-life…

After the Vatican in late 2023 gave no definitive answer on whether women could be ordained deacons, Jayne Prior stopped going to Mass in a Catholic Church. globalsistersreport.org/advocates-wome…

Plus, LCWR praises the appointment of a new apostolic nuncio, and Maryknoll issues condemnation of war against Iran. globalsistersreport.org/social-justice…

"When they started showing us the herbs, we were surprised. You mean this plant that we have been stepping on at our door step is medicine? This shrub that we cut and use for sweeping the compound is medicine?" globalsistersreport.org/ministry/missi…

Though born to a family filled with "natural virtue," she was raised without religious faith and was not baptized. globalsistersreport.org/religious-life…

In case you missed it: Read the latest Theologians' Corner reflection on the fifth Sunday of Lent! globalsistersreport.org/columns/spirit…

The March 9 presentation was designed to highlight the work of Catholic women "as well as the opportunities ahead to continue to advance women's leadership in the church." globalsistersreport.org/opinion/george…

From September 2025: The study has shown a common pattern of spiritual abuse with global cases and highlighted that the majority of abuse is perpetrated by men, although some sisters were abused also by women superiors. globalsistersreport.org/religious-life…