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How Benedictine 'tech geek' nuns help religious communities connect again
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (816+ words) Benedictine Tech Ministries team members include, from left, Sr. Raphaela Cady, Sr. Tamra Thomas, Sr. Michelle Sinkhorn and Sr. Stefanie Macdonald. (Courtesy of Benedictine Tech Ministries) The lockdowns and most of the restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic were over, but…...
Q&A with CLAR general secretary: Synodality calls sisters to accompany amid hardship
3+ day, 3+ hour 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.
4+ day, 3+ 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…...
Fourth Sunday of Easter: To smell of the sheep
6+ day, 3+ 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…...
As Pope Leo leaves Africa, nuns say harder task begins: Turning his message into reality
1+ week, 16+ 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
1+ week, 1+ day 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…...
Historic first canonization ceremony in Vietnam honors war martyr
1+ week, 4+ day ago (742+ words) Vietnamese faithful pray beside the grave of Fr. Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep at Tac Say Pilgrimage Center in southern Vietnam. Father Francis, a martyr, is to be canonized as a Catholic saint on July 2 at the center. (Courtesy of…...
Monday Starter: Leadership of US nuns stands with Pope Leo against Trump's attacks
1+ week, 4+ day ago (873+ words) Left: U. S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, April 13, 2026 (OSV News/Reuters/Jonathan Ernst). Right: Pope Leo XIV waves as he attends a Meeting for Peace at St. Joseph's Cathedral in…...
Latin American religious declare synodality a priority: 'We have to rescue it"
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1129+ words) Leaders of the religious conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirmed their commitment to the process of listening, discernment, and participation among the laity, religious and prelates to bring to fruition what Pope Francis called "walking together," or synodality....
Nun becomes first woman to lead India's Catholic Health Association
4+ week, 1+ day ago (534+ words) Sr. Helen Mary Anthony, of the Sisters of St. Anne Bangalore, will take charge as the director of the Catholic Health Association of India in May. (Courtesy of Helen Mary Anthony) A Catholic sister will take up the leadership of…...