by John Freund, CM | Nov 22, 2013 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The website of the Sisters of Charity of New York (link no longer active) draws attention to a documentary about Sisters which includes sections on Sr. Monica Gundler and Sr. Claire Regan. Sisters — A Documentary examining the lives of five American women, revealing...
by John Freund, CM | May 8, 2013 | Church
Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, head of the Vatican’s Congregation for Religious, has dismissed claims from the Vatican that remarks he made to NCR about a controversial 2012 criticism of U.S. Catholic sisters were misinterpreted, saying he backs NCR’s report...
by John Freund, CM | May 5, 2013 | Church
The NCR reports candid remarks of Cardinal to 800+ leaders of women’s communities gathered in Rome… “The controversial Vatican decision last year to place the main representative group of U.S. Catholic sisters under the control of bishops was made...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 26, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The website of the Sisters of Charity Federation posted the following item… The Sisters of Charity Federation was well represented in the 60 Minutes segment that aired on March 17. We caught glimpses of several from the LCWR meeting in St. Louis, but the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 10, 2012 | Church
Reading aloud from a prepared statement, which came after approval from the 900 sisters gathered at the assembly, LCWR’s president, Franciscan Sr. Pat Farrell, said LCWR membership wanted to use the occasion of the Vatican order “to explain to church leaders LCWR’s...
