Hope Amid Turmoil: Sisters in Conflict Areas

Sr. Karen Burke, left, Sr. Annelle Fitzpatrick, center, are flanked by refugees the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood in Brentwood, New York, have welcomed onto their campus. (GSR photo/Chris Herlinger)

Long Island sisters open their doors, and their hearts, to refugees

Afghan and Ukrainian refugees find a home with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, New York, bringing "new life to these old walls."

Chris Herlinger

A retrospective and look ahead for Hope Amid Turmoil series

By Stephanie Yeagle

Haitian children who escaped violence in Cité Soleil line up to receive food at a school in Port-au-Prince July 22, 2022. An upsurge in gang-related violence has shut access to health services across some urban areas in Haiti, leaving one in 20 children living in Cité Soleil, a violence-ravaged commune, at risk of dying from severe acute malnutrition, UNICEF warned. (CNS/Reuters/Ralph Tedy Erol)

Amid insecurity and challenges, ministries continue in Haiti

By Chris Herlinger, Gail DeGeorge

Police officers hold their position as they take part in an anti-gang operation amid gang violence March 3 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. U.N. human rights expert William O'Neill, who was appointed to assess the situation in Haiti in April, told reporters June 28 that a "specialized international force" is needed to help fight gang violence ravaging the impoverished Caribbean nation. (OSV News/Reuters/Ralph Tedy Erol)

In a warlike Haiti, 'a way forward' looks difficult now

By Chris Herlinger

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