Daughters of Charity Archives

Orphanage Gives Children Hope in Ecuador

by Javier F. Chento | Nov 17, 2018 | News

The Daughters of Charity is a religious community of sisters that runs schools, orphanages, and medical centers throughout the world. Its St. Vincent de Paul Orphanage in Quito, Ecuador, is near and dear to our hearts, and is one of the projects which Cross Catholic...

Nuns on the Bus

by .famvin | Nov 13, 2018 | News

The “Nuns on the Bus” wrapped up their 27 day tour on November 2 with its closing event, “Fiesta for the Common Good” and a final journey to President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. This journey, entitled “Tax Justice Truth Tour” hosted 54...

Sr. Carol Keehan to Retire as Head of Catholic Health Association Next June

by Catholic News Service | Nov 11, 2018 | News

Sr. Carol Keehan, a Daughter of Charity, has announced her retirement as president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, effective June 30, 2019. Named to the post in 2005, Keehan said in an Oct. 30 statement that it has been “an...

October 27: Establishment of the Sisters of Charity Federation

by .famvin | Oct 26, 2018 | Formation, Sisters of Charity

Meet a few of the 2,700 Sisters that make up the Sisters of Charity Federation of North America.

Sister-Run Home Shelters Deportees From U.S., Renews Spirits

by Global Sisters Report | Aug 27, 2018 | News

After three days of walking through the desert, an hour from her destination in Houston, Elizabeth Ortiz ran a short distance before U.S. immigration officials tackled her to the ground. Ortiz had left Mexico City to earn money to send her teenage daughter to college...