POPE FRANCIS LAUNCHES THE EXHIBITION FOR THE 10 YEARS OF TALITHA KUM Nuns Healing Hearts: Dedicated to the Sisters who heal hearts The exhibition of the photographs taken by U.S. photographer Lisa Kristine, entitled Nuns Healing Hearts was launched by Pope Francis on May 10th 2019, shortly before holding an official audience with 850 Superior Generals who participatedRead more…

Conclusion of the XXI Plenary Assembly of the  International Union of Superiors General (UISG) Rome, 6-10 May 2019 (Download the pdf here) From 6-10 May 2019, the XXI Plenary Assembly of the UISG took place at the Ergife Hotel in Rome. More than 850 Superiors General from 80 different countries explored the theme “Sowers of PropheticRead more…

Today the UISG Delegates have elected the UISG President and the Board Members for 2019-2022: Sr. Jolanda Kafka, Religiose di Maria Immacolata – Missionarie Clarettiane (President. on the right) Sr. Franca Zonta, Figlie di Maria Immacolata – Marianiste (Vice-President, on the left)   Sr. Anabela Carneiro, Hermanas Hospitalarias del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Sr. MonicaRead more…

Living closely with people from various cultural backgrounds is a reality that many women religious live on a daily basis. Day 3 of the UISG 2019 Plenary focused on the theme Sowers of Prophetic Hope by living interculturally. Sr Adriana Milmanda, a Missionary Servant of the Holy Spirit, broke open this theme from her ownRead more…

“Sowers of Prophetic Hope by Caring for Creation” — such was the theme for the second day of the UISG 2019 Plenary Assembly. After a brief period of recollection before the Plenary icon, the Superiors General prepared themselves to listen so as to ask: “What are we hearing?” Sr Judette Gallares, a Religious of theRead more…

The first day of the UISG 2019 Plenary found approximately 850 Superiors General of Congregations of Women Religious united in Rome to explore the Plenary theme: “Sowers of Prophetic Hope”. UISG President, Carmen Sammut, msola, in announcing this theme in a video message challenged UISG members: “This is what we women religious are called toRead more…