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Discussion and questions during workshops at the annual Leadership Conference of Women Religious assembly pointed to the stark reality of a dearth of members able to serve as congregational leaders: Even congregations able to currently install leadership teams have to prepare for a future in which they may not be able to do so. 

At the Leadership Conference of Women Religious' annual assembly, attendees will examine how, from the vastness of the universe to the space within us, God creates life, even out of what appears to be destruction and death.

Sharing her dad's passion for the Jesus of the Scriptures, Sr. Maureen Geary was led to the Grand Rapids Dominicans in 1987. On Friday, she'll begin her year as president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.

On the streets of Mexico, Catholic sisters and lay missionaries pay weekly visits to "chavos banda," youth gangs who are not affiliated with drug cartels. They offer direction and companionship to the young gang members.

Xavière Missionary Sr. Nathalie Becquart, an undersecretary of the Vatican's Synod of Bishops office, said at World Youth Day that she has learned how to be synodal "from and with young people."

The Life: July 30 is the United Nations' World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Our sister panelists shared what their congregations are doing to eliminate this grave offense against human dignity.

Sisters across Canada work to rebuild a relationship with Canada's Indigenous peoples, acknowledging the role the Catholic Church played in the government's plans to forcibly assimilate children into the dominant culture.

The Catholic Church ran most of Canada's residential schools. For many Indigenous students forced to attend, men and women religious are a reminder of past abuse. An organization helps religious and Indigenous communities overcome that rift.