In October, Sisters of Charity Federation staff, NGO liaisons and guests gathered in New Jersey to honor outgoing UN NGO representative Sister Teresa Kotturan, SCN.
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In New Orleans, Catholic Sisters Collaborate to Offer Hope, Invite People to Service
In this New Orleans, nearly 1 in 4 people live in poverty, there are an estimated 30,000 vacant, blighted properties, and 86% of the students in public schools are economically disadvantaged.
Sisters of Charity Federation acknowledges congregations owned enslaved people
New research from public records and congregation and diocesan archives found that six congregations of the Sisters of Charity Federation have predecessors who owned slaves.
July 19: Vows of Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s
This Tuesday, July 19, marks the day in 1813 when vows were pronounced for the first time by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and 17 other Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph's, who adapted the vow formula of the Daughters of Charity. Learn more about the history of the Sisters...
Something we can all agree on about elections
Tuesdays as a day of prayer and fasting for elections USA
July 16, 1894: First Sisters of St. Martha Arrived in Antigonish
July 16 marks the day when a group of women responded to a call from Bishop John Cameron of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, in 1894. They were to be part of an auxiliary congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Halifax.
Sisters of Charity Federation Annual Meeting Recap
From June 15-19, the Sisters of Charity Federation of North America held its Annual Leadership, CCFP & NGO Meeting in Emmitsburg, Maryland. One hundred leaders gathered representing two provinces of the Daughters of Charity and eleven congregations of Sisters of...
SC Federation of North America: A New Web!
Kristen Blacksher, Social Media & Web Content Specialist for the Sisters of Charity Federation, writes: We’ve been working since January to create a brand new website that shares our Gospel mission of Charity to the world, with a special emphasis on making the...
Students and Halifax sisters complete walls on House of Charity sponsored home
Sisters Sheilagh Martin and Evelyn Williams of the Sisters of Charity Halifax traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana for a week with 10 Mount Saint Vincent University students. They thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality of the sisters at the House of Charity while working on...
Systemic change programs of the Charity Federation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuchaGcD7k4&feature=youtu.be This 16 minute video presents a report made at the last meeting of the Sisters of Charity Federation... Congratulations to Sr. Jean Rhoads DC, who presented the Systemic Change Report of the Federation...
The Future of Charity – January
As January draws to a close some might be interested learning what is on the minds of the bloggers of the Future of Charity and the "younger, newer vowed members or women in formation with religious congregations from the Sisters of Charity Federation. " The Greatest...
Can I go to them?
Can I go to them? This is the question Pope Francis asked when he learned that three people were killed in a neighborhood of Bangui, capital of the war-torn Central African Republic. It wasn’t in the schedule so the Pope immediately asked the Nuncio: ‘can I go, can I...
