Tag: Catholic nuns
Indian nuns protest drama depicting them as lesbians, priests’ sexual partners
“It is so painful to see our religious life is being portrayed so nastily in a play creating suspicion about our life”
Nuns back protest against new international seaport in India
The fisherfolk demand a rehabilitation package for those who have lost houses and occupation because of the port
Catholic nuns launch feeding program for poor in Bangkok
The initiative aims to help the poor people in the Buddhist Klong Toei area and to foster inter-religious dialogue
Philippine bishop calls for ‘boycott’ of movie that portrays nuns gambling
Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos described the movie “Maid in Malacañang” as “shameless”
Carmelite nuns decry ‘malicious’ depiction in movie, say film attempts to...
“The attempt to distort history is reprehensible,” said Sister Mary Melanie Costillas, OCD, prioress of the Carmelite Monastery in Cebu City
Faith on trial: Church people under attack
The risks endured by faith-based human rights defenders in the Philippines increase as they incarnate the Christian gospel
Catholic nuns unite with diverse movement demanding change in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankans are experiencing one of the worst economic and political crises today, yet they enjoy an “unusual unity and brotherhood”
7 Indian nuns, 2 Filipinos, among Missionaries of Charity expelled from...
Of the 18 sisters expelled, 7 are Indians, 2 Mexicans, 2 Filipinos, 2 Guatemalans, 2 Nicaraguans, 1 Spaniard, 1 Ecuadorian, and 1 Vietnamese
Indian nuns launch book on struggle against archdiocese, congregation
The book tells the story of the struggle of a group of six nuns against their own congregation and Church officials over a school
Franciscan nuns in Indonesia hold anti-corruption workshop
“The anti-corruption spirit should be inculcated in our young nuns because it is part of the core Franciscan values”
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