A New Inquisition: The Vatican targets US nuns
"A fundamental problem of honesty" plagues the discussions between the Vatican and LCWR leaders, sisters say.
Sisters' Stories
LCWR calls for assault weapons ban
'The killing must stop. America is losing its future. Gun regulation is an imperative' --- LCWR
Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine de’ Ricci merge with Dominican Sisters of Peace
The Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine de' Ricci became members of the Dominican Sisters of Peace at a ceremony Dec. 15 in Columbus, Ohio.
2012 has truly been the year of the nuns
Essays in Theology: The Vatican and conservative U.S. bishops should simply say "thank you" and then let the nuns do their work on behalf of the Kingdom of God.
Sisters ask for prayer, fasting to support LCWR dialog
One of the largest groups of U.S. Catholic sisters has asked its members to join in prayer and fasting in an effort to support dialog between American sisters and three bishops appointed by the Vatican to oversee their work.
The statement, which came after a November meeting of the leaders of the 16 congregations of the U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, asks the federation’s some 5,500 sisters and their nearly 3,000 lay associates to choose at least one day a week to dedicate to the effort.
Christian witness to violence and death in Mexico
The cartel came and had her boy shoot their friends. Then they gathered them all, dismembered those who were shot, took them to a landfill and dumped them. The mother was alive and had to walk through the dismembered parts; she cried out to see if anyone else was alive. Her son, the one who was forced to kill his friends, is now in a mental institution and may never recover.
Mercy sisters support Roy Bourgeois
NCR Today: The leadership team of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas wrote they are "saddened and disturbed" by the Vatican's dismissal of Roy Bourgeois.
LCWR: Meeting with Vatican-appointed bishops 'open,' 'cordial'
Four officers from LCWR met Sunday with their Vatican representatives, allowing both groups to determine if dialogue is possible.
LCWR officers, Vatican-appointed overseers to meet Sunday
The leaders of the group which represents the majority of U.S. Catholic sisters are to meet Sunday with three U.S. bishops appointed by the Vatican to oversee their organization.
Four officers of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, which represents some 80 percent of women religious in the U.S., will meet with Seattle Archbishop Peter Sartain, Springfield, Ill., Bishop Thomas Paprocki, and Toledo, Ohio, Bishop Leonard Blair.
Fifty years later and still a Nun on the Bus
Commentary: Demonstrating on Staten Island reminds RoseAnne Cleary that she has been on a bus with nuns for 50 years, and she thanks God for it.
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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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