religious sister Archives

Religious sisters seek to fight the pandemic, and look towards post-COVID world

Apr 28, 2021

Some 300 religious sisters on Tuesday heard their peers call on them to “empower women” through education, institutions specifically created to support women, being critical of situations where women are being “trampled on,” and by telling the stories of the thousands of religious sisters who are fulfilling their “apostolic mission.”

By Inés San Martín

Sister recalls vaudeville days and her family as ‘Nine Dancing Donahues’

Dec 4, 2019

Sister Barbara Donahue, 90, was only 10 minutes into an interview about the vaudeville group made up of her siblings and her when she broke out in “The Donahue Song.”

By Michael Brown

Sister Carol Hoverman dies; was first woman editor of Witness in Dubuque

Oct 5, 2019

Sister Carol Hoverman, a Sister of St. Francis, who was at the forefront of Catholic communications for over three decades, died Oct. 3. She was 80 and had been in religious life for 63 years.

By Dan Russo

Religious shareholders press their case on gun manufacturers, retailers

Sep 14, 2019

The desire for action on preventing more gun violence may face hurdles in Congress, but those pressing for change are having an effect in the corporate boardroom.

By Mark Pattison

Mercy sister who was national advocate for affordable housing dies at 78

Aug 4, 2019

Mercy Sister Lillian Murphy, a former CEO of Mercy Housing Inc., and a national advocate for affordable housing, died at age 78 July 25 in San Francisco.

By Catholic News Service

Poor Clare marks silver jubilee; she traded in hoops for life of prayer

Jul 13, 2019

Poor Clare Sister Rose Marie of the Queen of Angels started off as a basketball star.

By Elizabeth A. Elliott

Minnesota sister, 92, honored for lifetime of fighting for human rights

Mar 30, 2019

Sister Alice Zachmann is set to receive an award recognizing her lifetime of working for human rights and peace.

By Doug Hovelson

Sister Jean wins 2018 Illinois Senior Hall of Fame award

Oct 13, 2018

Officials gathered to present Catholic nun and celebrated Loyola-Chicago basketball chaplain Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt with Illinois’ 2018 Senior Hall of Fame award.

By Associated Press