The 1954 Geneva Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam led to a mass exodus from communist North Vietnam. Catholic sisters were among those who fled. 70 years later, they shared their stories with GSR.
When the beloved St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Evansville, Indiana, was slated for demolition, Benedictine Sr. Jane Michele McClure led the plan to replace the buildings with Habitat for Humanity homes.
The Nicaraguan government stripped the legal status of 26 Catholic congregations, the majority of them communities of women religious, whose ministries provided food and services for the elderly and poor.
Network Advocates for Catholic Social Justice have issued an 18-page resource in response to Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's policy document for a future Republican presidential administration.
The silver coffin of St. Teresa of Ávila was opened in Alba de Tormes Aug. 28 only to confirm her body has remained incorrupt since her death in 1582. The opening of her tomb marks the beginning of a study of her relics, which will be carried out by Italian doctors and scientists — with the approval of the Vatican.
After many years on the African continent, two Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa live with the White Fathers in Montreal, where they continue to serve Africans and other immigrants who visit Centre Afrika.