With Benedict's resignation, what is unsaid in sisters' case looms large
Analysis: The insult of the investigation of American nuns, which came in the middle of Benedict's reign, appears to have backfired.
Sisters' Stories
LCWR president: New pope should work with sisters
NCR Today: The president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious said the new pope should work with the sisters "to support our mission."
LCWR receives Paulist award for social justice work
Boston’s Paulist Center Community has given its signature annual award to the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), a group that represents the majority of U.S. Catholic sisters, in recognition of the social justice work of sisters across the country.
LCWR’s president, Franciscan Sr. Florence Deacon, accepted the 2013 Isaac Hecker Award for Social Justice at a ceremony at the Center Jan. 26.
Program helps aspiring African women theologians shed light on struggles, hopes
In August, theologians, some of them women religious, from across Africa gathered in Kenya's capital to talk about ethical issues.
Faith and film and Sr. Rose
For those who read movie reviews in the printed or electronic pages of NCR, you'll recognize the name Sr. Rose Pacatte. But who is this Daughter of St. Paul and director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Los Angeles?
If you want to find out, click here to read about Sr. Rose and film on the The New York Times website.
Sr. Dorothy Stang show in Phoenix area
For those in the Phoenix area:
On the first weekend of February, Adrian Dominican Sr. Nancy Murray will perform at two parishes her one-woman show about Sr. Dorothy Stang, a sister of Notre Dame de Namur and an advocate for Brazilian peasants who was shot by gunmen in 2005.
Sister siblings die a day apart
Daughters of Charity Srs. Jean Marie Wheeler, 98, and Elaine Wheeler, 96, who were also sisters, died one day apart. Read the full story of their lives at the Albany Times Union.
Mercy sister shines light on Jewish-Christian relationship, lives of women religious
Conversations with Sr. Camille: Mercy Sr. Carol Rittner's new documentary, "Sisters," will spotlight five women working for those who need them most.
The meaning of ordination and how women were gradually excluded
"Ordination" hasn't always meant what it does today, and that's one reason for some of the debate over women's ordination.
Bishops investigating US nuns have poor records on sex abuse cases
Sisters and priests are reacting to a climate of fear fostered by bishops and cardinals never investigated for roles in the abuse crisis.
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In This Issue
May 10-23, 2013
- Illinois parish's ESL program welcomes all
- A different Mary assumes the stage
- A question few seem to consider when the US wages war afar
- [Print Edition Only] Special Section: Summer Listings
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