Q&As

Pope Francis greets Congolese Sr. Josée Ngalula, a Sister of St. Andrew and one of five women theologians on the International Theological Commission, a body that studies theological questions for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Nov. 30, 2023, at the Vatican. (CNS/Vatican Media)

Q&A with Sr. Josée Ngalula, first African woman appointed to Vatican theological commission

One of Africa's leading theologians, Ngalula has spent decades providing pastoral accompaniment to victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church.

Sarah Mac Donald

Sr. Terri Schell, a second-year novice of the Dominican Sisters of Peace, poses with a chicken. She is director of the Shepherd's Corner Ecology Center, an ecological ministry the congregation founded in 1992 in Blacklick, Ohio. (Courtesy of Kay Bodmer)

Faith

Q&A with Sr. Terri Schell, sharing a Catholic approach to ecology and faith

By Greta Gaffin

Members of women's support circles gather at Most Holy Trinity Parish in Detroit, Michigan, to celebrate Mass on World Day of Migrants and Refugees in September 2021. "Women under God's protection" reads one sign in Spanish.

Q&A with Sr. Martha de la Torre Juárez, networking support for immigrant women across Michigan

By Luis Donaldo González

Dominican Sr. Zully Rojas Quispe takes part in an activity for children during one of her visits to the Indigenous communities of the Peruvian Amazon. (Courtesy of Zully Rojas Quispe)

Faith

Q&A with Sr. Zully Rojas Quispe, listening with humility in the Peruvian Amazon

By Luis Donaldo González

Q&A with Sr. Mary Ellen Lacy, working for the rights of the most vulnerable

Q & A with Sr. Eleanor Craig, an 'ordinary' Loretto with an interest in history

Q&A with Sr. Rose Marie Kinsella, who took a cab ride and ended at a monastery

Timeline Headlines

Collage of photos from GSR's "Hope Amid Turmoil" series

Jan 04, 2024

Series shines light on spiritual strength of Catholic sisters in conflict areas

With "Hope Amid Turmoil," the most ambitious and challenging project we have undertaken at GSR, we've been inspired by the incredible courage and deep faith of sisters serving in conflict areas throughout the world.

ByChris Herlinger, Joyce Meyer, Gail DeGeorge

Pauline Sr. Pinky B. Barrientos (standing on right) with Sr. Parichat Jullamonthon (standing on left) and Sr. Josephine Tablante (seated in front), are in charge of the congregation's media production studio at the provincial house and communication center building. The provincial house and communication center building is located across the street opposite the central house. (GSR photo/Oliver Samson)

Sep 12, 2023

Q&A with Sr. Pinky B. Barrientos, inviting Filipinos to push back against fake news

Sr. Pinky B. Barrientos spent most of her apostolic life working in radio, television and the editorial department of her congregation's publishing house. She spoke with GSR about why everyone must fight disinformation.