Religious life is full of lessons that shape and transform us over time. This month, we asked panelists: What is something you have learned in your religious life that you wished you had learned sooner?
Thousands of migrants are heading back to South America after new U.S. immigration policies, including the cancellation of the CBP One program, have made it harder for them to seek asylum in the U.S.
Catholic sisters, a priest and a bishop spoke to GSR about how they help migrants in South Africa rebuild their lives and integrate into a society that has been hostile to foreigners.
Catholic priests and nuns joined hundreds of activists demanding to stop a geothermal project on the predominantly Catholic Flores island in Indonesia, saying the project violates villagers' land rights and damages the environment.
"The women religious in India have faced gender discrimination and sexual abuses that have caused mental health challenges for many, driving some to suicide," said Sr. Molly Mathew, who coordinates the program to revise formation curricula.
Missionary Sister of the Queen of Apostles Ajita Mathew Vettikuzhakunnela started a farming company in September 2023, owned and governed by rural women in northern India.
Sisters are participating in the church's campaign: "Yes to life, no to mining," calling for the restoration of a law against metal mining in El Salvador.
Four vowed religious women are helping others to discern, offering opportunities for prayer and reflection through the House of Discernment in Pittsburgh, which also provides a unique form of intentional community.
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