The religious order said approval of the pipeline violated the sisters’ right to practice their faith under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and they asked that it be rerouted.
Women Religious
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How facing religious discrimination challenged one sister to move past bias
After applying for an internship, I was told I would not be able to wear my religious habit. How could I reconcile this bias with my Catholic faith?
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
The untold history of black nuns in the United States
Dr. Shannen Dee Williams is uncovering the previously hidden lives of African-American women religious.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Church group requests #MeToo activists for solidarity with persecuted women of faith
Under the title “#MeToo for All,” Aid to the Church in Need has published an open letter to four famous actresses asking their help in publicizing the widespread sexual exploitation of women because of their faith.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Sisters care for elderly and women left behind in Kenyan villages
In Kenya, while leprosy has significantly declined, many elderly are still need of care.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Vietnamese nuns attacked protesting construction on disputed land
Witnesses said many police were present May 8 but did nothing to stop the attack on about a dozen nuns.
Posted inFaith, News
Sisters quietly expand Cuban church’s reach beyond parishes
The sisters take care not to draw attention from government officials lest there be repercussions.
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Venezuelan nuns forced to turn away elderly as economic crisis drags on
The congregation who run the Providence Asylum nursing home face a heartbreaking dilemma: record demand, but record-low resources.
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The diversity of religious life: Sisters are people, too.
What does a nun’s life look like? As part of National Sisters Week, a group of young girls from Saint Francis International School met the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the oldest order of African-American nuns, in Baltimore, Maryland for the chance to see what living religious life looks like. The initiative was also an opportunity to showcase the diversity found in religious life.
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Capuchin sisters take to boxing in video to raise money for orphanage
The nuns are shown limbering up in their habits before strapping on gloves and slugging it out to the theme song from “Rocky.”