Heart to Heart

Inspired by the international Stella Maris Apostolate, the migrants office of the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru in Kenya seeks to offer pastoral care and hope to people who earn their livelihoods from the water. “I am a happy religious woman working at the peripheries,” says Sr. Margaret Mumbua.

Ohio native Sr. Dorothy Stang joins other modern Christian martyrs around the world in a permanent memorial in a ceremony hosted by the Community of Sant’Egidio in Rome.

From Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sister Daria Panast of the Congregation of St. Joseph tells Vatican Media her experiences of service in a city subjected to continuous Russian bombardments.

Vatican News pays a visit to sites in Jordan where Iraqi refugees and local housewives are being granted the opportunity to work in dignity, producing cheese for a famous Church-run Jordanian restaurant.

Religious vocations in Namibia are on the rise, creating an urgent need for the proper formation of sisters. Answering this call, Sr. Anne Arabome has taken the lead in establishing the first theological and spiritual formation centre in Namibia to empower religious women in their vocation.

The Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary in Ghana have launched a project to plant trees, grass, and flowers on the grounds of their facilities, as a way of contributing to the care for the environment while ensuring a greener future.

On international Human Rights Day, we explore the work of Sister Joicy, an Indian nun and lawyer working as an advocate for the marginalised through the legal system.

From building houses in developing countries to assisting residents of tornado-struck US states, Sr. Luke Boiarski, a Sister of Charity of Nazareth, has spent the last 54 years of her religious life bringing people together to care for others in new and creative ways.

Sr. ‘Mampheteli Clementine Sekantsi, a missionary consecrated religious serving the poor in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, has raised funds to feed homeless people for 25 weeks in honour of her silver jubilee.

With a vision shaped by international exposure and a deep desire to pray in the local language while serving the community, Emahoy Haregeweine believed her vocation extended beyond her personal religious life. She was determined to create a convent that not only embraced local traditions but also answered the call to serve the poor and the needy, making her a trailblazer in Ethiopian Catholic history.