Daughters of Charity

In southern Nigeria, nuns put TB, leprosy patients on road to recovery
- May 12, 2020
Nigeria has seen an increase in the rates of tuberculosis and Hansen’s disease. Late diagnosis and lack of effective tools for prevention and treatment have contributed to the lack of an effective model to predict their spread.

By Valentine Iwenwanne
Women religious build bonds as they work together to assist immigrants
- Aug 11, 2019
Women religious work hard to help immigrants coming across the border after they leave detention facilities.

By Nuri Valibona
Surprise convent visit highlights pope’s outreach to nuns, women
- Aug 4, 2019
Pope Francis’s surprise visit to the Vincentian Daughters of Charity Sunday was not only another illustration of his personal affection for those around him, but it also shed light on the order itself, which has a history of serving popes and which seems to be emerging as a Francis favorite.

By Elise Harris

Sisters support Nigeria’s migrants traumatized by deceitful traffickers
- Jun 8, 2019
Sisters from the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul have been helping victims of trafficking in Africa.

By Patrick Egwu
‘The good Lord has guided me well’: 113-year-old nun reflects on blessings
- Nov 26, 2017
113-year-old Sister André told La Croix that she worked until she was 104 years old. What she misses now is that she can no longer “read, write, draw, embroider and knit.” However, she said that she still enjoys experiencing the nice weather.

By Catholic News Agency
Charity is at the heart of the church, pope tells Vincentians
- Sep 27, 2017
In a message to the Vincentian family, Pope Francis praised St. Vincent de Paul’s prophetic intuition “of valuing the extraordinary feminine abilities that emerged in St. Louise de Marillac’s spiritual finesse and human sensibility.” The pope said the members of both congregations St. Vincent founded — the Daughters of Charity and the Congregation of the Mission — must continue to find their footing upon the rock, which is the “poor Jesus who asks to be recognized in those who are poor and without a voice.”

By Junno Arocho Esteves