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Missionary Sisters of Santo Domingo in the municipality of Kimbanseke in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, fell victim to the attack on March 18. The attackers smashed the wall of the congregation's residence to gain entry.

The communities at Assumption Abbey, the Monastery of St. Joseph, home to the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of the Apostles, and Nazareth Hermitage all left their properties in the early afternoon of March 19 as wildfires inched dangerously close.

"¿Cómo me ha transformado esta experiencia en el Congo?: mi primera respuesta sería el silencio, un silencio lleno de vidas, nombres e historias; un silencio que encuentro al amanecer y que es una esperanza obstinada que no permite que la muerte y la guerra ganen en el corazón", escribe la Hna. María López Munguía sobre su kairós en este país africano, donde con fe y resiliencia la gente enfrenta la violencia. 

From A Nun's Life podcasts - If a younger woman has a vocation to religious life, is that a problem for the community she joins — which likely skews older — or a blessing for everyone? The nuns discuss!

Faith is both an anchor and a sail, grounding us and moving us for the same reason: the Gospel. My faith empowers me to take a firm stance as well as to move beyond what I think is possible.

"Espero que mi testimonio gozoso de cómo puede ser una relación con Dios pueda inspirar a otras [mujeres] a buscar una relación con Dios en su propia vida", manifiesta Miriam Marston, virgen consagrada de la arquidiócesis de Portland (Oregón), en Estados Unidos. 

At Presentation Arts Center in St. Louis, Missouri, Daughters of Charity offer a variety of creative programs for locals who otherwise wouldn't have access to the arts.

Claims against the famous artist have brought attention to the widespread sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse of religious sisters.