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Q&A with CLAR general secretary: Synodality calls sisters to accompany amid hardship
21+ hour, 47+ min ago (931+ words) In the midst of challenges in Latin America, Sr. Mar'a In's Castellaro, of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Virgin Child, took over in May 2025 as general secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Religious, known as…...
Soline Humbert felt called to ordination. This Irish priest paid a price for supporting her.
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1054+ words) A banner reads "Imagine women priests in the Catholic Church by the year 2000" at the first World Day of Prayer for the Ordination of Women Priests, held March 25, 1994, in Dublin. (Courtesy of Soline Humbert) by Sarah Mac Donald Fr. Eamonn…...
Indonesian nuns help migrant families emerge from poverty
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1045+ words) by Jacobus E. Lato For Sr. Cicilia Susi Indrayani of the Daughters of Charity, her mission among Indonesia's migrant workers is an integral part of her daily life. Indrayani's mission in Jakarta began in 2008 when she was 27, and gave her firsthand…...
The Resurrection invites us to notice how God renews our lives
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1486+ words) by The Life Panelists The Resurrection shows us that new life is possible even after loss, and that hope can take root again in unexpected ways. It invites us to notice how God continues to renew our lives and the…...
Fourth Sunday of Easter: To smell of the sheep
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (552+ words) A third-century fresco of the Good Shepherd is seen on a ceiling in the Catacomb of Priscilla in Rome. (Newscom/ABACA/Vandeville Eric) Editor's note: Welcome to Theologians' Corner, where each week a different woman theologian from around the world…...
Easter calls us to practice resurrection in a fractured world
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (348+ words) Just a few days after Easter, a friend shared Wendell Berry's poem "Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front" on social media. This poem had long been my favorite, but I hadn't read it in quite some time. Watching the reel…...
In Indonesia, reporter finds nuns' ministries meeting climate, poverty challenges
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (1176+ words) On a map, traveling from Maumere to Ruteng on the eastern Indonesian island of Flores looks easy enough " perhaps a 10-hour journey." But the roads on this 225-mile-long island are extremely winding, and when you have to contend with frequent…...
At 113, Dominican sister named world's oldest nun for second year
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (288+ words) Sr. Francis Dominici Piscatella, right, a Sister of St. Dominic of Amityville, N. Y. , who is recognized as the world's oldest nun, chats with Sr. Joanne Walters before attending Mass on her 113th birthday at the Dominican Sisters' motherhouse in Amityville April 20, 2026. (OSV…...
As Pope Leo leaves Africa, nuns say harder task begins: Turning his message into reality
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (1166+ words) Pope Leo XIV prays in front of a statue of Mary and the Christ Child as he celebrates the final Mass of his apostolic journey to Africa at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea April 23, 2026. (OSV News/Vatican Media/Matteo Pernaselci)…...
Pope Leo's trip targets major obstacle to Catholicism's spread in Africa: Sorcery
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (1042+ words) Pope Leo XIV swings a censer over the altar as he celebrates Mass at Saurimo esplanade in northeastern Angola April 20, 2026. (OSV News/Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane) Follow on Twitter at @m/Mc Lellan_Js Antonio Joaquim was 67-years-old when his family cast him…...