Chris Herlinger

From Homer, to the World War I poets, to the novelists of Vietnam, chroniclers of war are alert to the dangers of glorification. This Memorial Day, it's good to ask why. 

 On their wish list: an expanded role for women in the church.

Reactions in the U.S. — from monastic communities, school classrooms and city churches — not only cheered the significance of this moment but many also said it gave them hope for the church's future.

Pope Francis invited all Catholics to the table in deliberating the future of the church. Sisters involved in those synods believe there's no turning back — even with a new pope.

 Sisters at the United Nations and in global ministries hope the new pope will honor Francis' legacy by sharing his priorities and concern for the marginalized.

Catholics around the world expressed their sadness and non-Catholics sent their condolences upon hearing the news of Pope Francis' death at age 88 on Easter Monday.

Plus, cloistered Illinois sisters adopt solar energy; an Indian court denies bail for a nun facing arrest after she was accused of conversion; services held for slain Haitian sisters.

Sisters joined thousands across the U.S. in protesting President Donald Trump's administrative policies. Sisters' specific concerns included cuts to international aid programs and the erosion of democracy.

Two members of the Little Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus were among those killed earlier this week by armed gang members in the central Haiti city of Mirebalais.

Gender-based violence was the focus of many of this year's sessions at the United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women, showing the extent to which the problem remains persistent, serious and endemic.

Artists Athena LaTocha, Mary Mattingly and Tyler Rai come from different religious and cultural backgrounds and bring differing approaches to the exhibit "To See This Place: Awakening to Our Common Home."

In the abrupt decision to cut off USAID to hurting countries and vital programs, the United States chose the market over morality as a primary value.

With President Donald Trump overseeing massive sudden cuts to the United States Agency for International Development, sisters and organizers express grave concern for the global health ramifications.

"We don't go in and build houses. We don't go in and dig ditches. We go in and talk to the Haitian people about what their needs are," said Adrian Dominican Sr. Rosemary Finnegan in a recent interview.

Haiti's problems are seemingly almost never-ending. Advocates — like congregational representatives at the U.N. — say the beleaguered country needs more attention and more support from the global community.

The Sisters of St. John the Evangelist combat human trafficking in Haiti through Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús, a shelter for potentially trafficked children and unaccompanied minors trying to cross the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Sisters all over the world share how Advent offers hope and needed silence after a year rife with uncertainty that follows war, violence and division.

Fearing President-elect Donald Trump's promise of mass deportations, sisters and Catholic groups organize support for undocumented immigrants living in uncertainty.

A new translation of "The Iliad" pairs well with Ukranian war poetry and a documentary on its suffering people.

US congregations of women religious released statements following President-elect Donald Trump's victory, calling for hope and sharing their determination to serve the vulnerable.