Tag: Nuns
Catholic nuns receive recognition for fighting human trafficking
According to United Nations data, detection rates of trafficking-related crimes dropped by 11%, and convictions decreased by 27% in 2020
Pope Francis: Monks and nuns are ‘the beating heart’ of evangelization
The pope said that the witness of nuns and monks is a great testimony that runs through history
Indonesian nuns challenged to extend their presence to the world
Indonesia has become one of the sources of religious vocations in recent years
Virginity test on Catholic nun unconstitutional, says Delhi court
The Delhi court’s verdict that came 15 years after the nun filed the petition said, “Virginity testing is a form of inhuman treatment"
Philippine religious leaders express ‘deep concern’ over nuns’ gambling scene in...
The Church leaders said they are "profoundly disturbed and deeply concerned" with how the film put the nuns in a "bad light"
Nuns survive under shelling on Ukraine frontline
"We are all alive, yes. No one has left. This is our home," said a nun, her face framed by a black veil as shelling roared in the distance
Religious groups join protests in Sri Lanka over economic crisis
"A government that cannot provide food, fuel, gas, and electricity that people need cannot remain in power,” said a Christian group
Never lose amazement at God’s wonders, Pope Francis tells consecrated religious
He encouraged consecrated religious to scrutinize themselves for worldliness, bitterness, and empty rigidity
Video: Pope Francis calls for prayers for religious, consecrated women
The Pope encouraged all consecrated women to discern how best they can respond to the challenges facing humanity
Pope Francis tells religious sisters to fight back when mistreated by...
“I invite them to fight when, in some cases, they are treated unfairly, even within the Church ... at times, by men of the Church.”
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