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Articles in Sisters of Charity
Vows of St. Elizabeth Seton’s Founding Community (July 19, 1813)
Under an adapted Rule of the French Daughters of Charity approved by Archbishop Carroll, a novitiate was completed, and seventeen women became the first vowed American Sisters of Charity July 19, 1813.
Seton Shrine Stations of the Cross (Video)
The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton has provided an opportunity to virtually pray the Stations of the Cross from the historic White House where Mother Seton taught, prayed, and died.
Celebrating With the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Halifax
Feb. 17 marks the anniversary of the approval by Pope Pius IX in 1856 of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Halifax. Read their foundation story and watch a video with interviews highlighting the charism of the Sisters of today.
Mother Margaret Farrell George, S.C.
Margaret Farrell George was a founding member of the Sisters of Charity in the U.S. and a woman intimately involved in the growth of Catholicism in the U.S.
Dec. 1: Foundation Day of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
The pioneer spirit of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth began in a log house in Kentucky. That spirit continues today in the United States and across the globe.
October 27: Establishment of the Sisters of Charity Federation
Meet a few of the 2,700 Sisters that make up the Sisters of Charity Federation of North America.
National Black Sisters’ Conference Celebrates 50 years
Earlier this month, Sister Pat Haley, SCN attended the 50th-anniversary gathering of the National Black Sisters’ Conference (NBSC) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The NBSC was founded in 1968 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sister Martin de Porres Grey, RSM (now Patricia...
Traditions Fill SCL 160th Anniversary Observance
From start to the finish, the August 1 observance of the 160th anniversary of the founding of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (SCLs) resounded with traditions. Theme for the one-day celebration was “Moments of Grace.” The day began with morning prayer in...
Sister Nirmala and the Fight for a TB free India
Sister Nirmala Mulackal’s work to raise awareness of the devastating health, social, and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and her efforts to end the TB epidemic with the Coalition for Aids and Related Diseases is featured in their latest video. [youtube...
Eight Sisters Make Vows in Mokama, India
The convent chapel in Mokama looked colourful with the summer flowers from Mokama and from the Darjeeling Hills on the special occasion of the First Vows of Monica Tudu, Nitya Toppo, Prema Tudu, Ranjita Baa and Snehlata Murmu and the Final Vows of SCNs Anita Murmu...
July 16, 1900: First Sisters of St. Martha Arrived in Antigonish
Learn a bit about the Sisters of St. Martha, then and now, in this brief article and video.