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It’s no secret that Catholic religious communities and orders have led the way for years when it comes to caring for God’s creation, and the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Missouri are no exception.  Sister Cheryl Kemner, the Franciscans for Earth Coordinator with the religious order, explained that while the sisters […]

For more than 90 years, the Washington Retreat House has offered citizens of the capital a respite from the city’s clanging political culture, a few quiet acres set aside for “refreshment for the soul and rest of the body,” in the words of its founder, Mother Lurana White.

Earlier this year, Pope Francis called all Catholics to join a new global grassroots movement committed to caring for creation and creating a more sustainable world.

On the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, October 4, 2021, the Wheaton Franciscans have taken action to meet the urgent challenge of Pope Francis to the universal Church to protect our common home and to address the effects of climate change, global warming, and concern for the poor.

In December 2019, students from the Notre Dame Preparatory School in Baltimore joined members of the Atlantic-Midwest Province of the School Sisters of Notre Dame at a grocery store for a giveaway of reusable bags.

This fifth anniversary year of Laudato Si’ has been a time of reflection and accountability.