7+ hour, 54+ min ago  (1299+ words) Editor's note: For security and pastoral sensitivity, the identities of sisters interviewed for this story have been withheld at their request. By day, the streets of Bukavu, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, can appear deceptively calm....

3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (1340+ words) Hospitaller Sr. Merin Lukose, the director of Orsini Care Home at Bongaigaon town in Assam in northeastern India, conducts an art competition in connection with the International Day against Drug Abuse, held annually on June 26. (Courtesy of Merin Lukose) Sudipta…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (907+ words) When improving access to water, local leadership is essential. Communities'in'Walungu Territory in South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, form water committees to manage and maintain sources. Women play central roles " because they understand water needs best.'(Courtesy of Rose…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (625+ words) Soap, toilet paper and graham crackers are just a few unconventional materials incarcerated artists used to create some of the artworks displayed at the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Motherhouse Gallery in Monroe, Michigan, between last September…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (678+ words) Sr. Evangelina Canag teaches Bible lessons to children living inside a public cemetery in Manila in 2008. (Courtesy of Daughters of St. Paul) Now 85, her mission field looks very different. Since 2008, she has accompanied families living inside a public cemetery, teaching…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (470+ words) Catholic clergy attend a retreat organized by state-run Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association in Shandong, China on March 16-20. (Courtesy of the Bishops" Conference of the Catholic Church in China) The state-aligned Catholic Church organized retreats and study sessions for Catholic clergy…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (703+ words) Among the recipients of the Anna Trust Foundation's new grant is the women's Conference of Major Superiors of the Ivory Coast, and their geriatrics curriculum project in partnership with the Higher Institute of Religious Life for use within religious communities....

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (560+ words) by Jane Marie Bradish These days of Easter, I find myself looking back on Lent and seeing things I didn't fully notice at the time. Depending on your background and current circumstances, Lent can be seen as a season of…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1129+ words) Leaders of the religious conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirmed their commitment to the process of listening, discernment, and participation among the laity, religious and prelates to bring to fruition what Pope Francis called "walking together," or synodality....

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (857+ words) "We're followers of Jesus who was executed by an authoritarian power " and there is an inherent connection with our policies," said Gunn, director of the Washington-based Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, an organizer of the Good Friday Way of the…...