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As the Number of Religious Sisters Declines, Catholic Women Continue to Focus On Church’s Mission

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Pope Leo XIV greets a woman religious during an audience with members of the Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great, the Daughters of Divine Charity, the Augustinian Sisters of the Amparo, and the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Hearts, on June 30, 2025, at the Vatican.

From March 8–14, religious sisters are celebrated during the annual Catholic Sisters Week.

Lebanese Christians Refusing to Flee War Zone, Fearing Occupation of Homeland

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Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Hadath Lailaky neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs on March 11, 2026.

'Their fear was that if they did leave, that they would never be able to get their land back again,' Jesuit Father Daniel Corrou said.

No Longer ‘Unclaimed’: Hundreds Gather to Give Navy Veteran a Hero’s Farewell

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Military chaplain Deacon Conrad Donarski, known as CJ from his own military background, led the ceremony and prayed over the casket of Lonnie Wayman, a man he could personally call "friend" after meeting him in hospice care.

Lonnie Wayman entered his final resting place not unclaimed, but with a sea of strangers who, in that moment, became family.

Director of Development, South Central Region

Catholic Extension Society seeks candidates for the role of Director of Development for the South Central Region with a focus primarily on Texas and an opportunity to engage donors in the adjoining states of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The Director of Development will join an approximately 20-person Development Department, which includes several gift officers who focus on major giving and are each responsible for a geographic region. Ideally, the Director of Development for the South Central Region will be based in Dallas or Houston. However, Catholic Extension Society is interested in identifying the best candidate and will selectively consider other Texas locations for the Director of Development’s base of operations.

Director Of Development, Midwest Region

Catholic Extension Society seeks candidates for the role of Director of Development for the Midwest Region. The Director of Development for the Midwest Region can be based in the greater Chicago area. However, Catholic Extension is interested in identifying the best candidate and will selectively consider other locations within the region for the Director of Development’s base of operations.

Director of Development, Northeast Region

Catholic Extension Society seeks candidates for the role of Director of Development for the Northeast Region with a focus primarily on New York. Ideally, the Director of Development for the Northeast Region will be based in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, or Washington D.C. However, Catholic Extension Society is interested in identifying the best candidate and will selectively consider other locations.

John Allen, Nonpareil ‘Vaticanista’

John Allen Jr.

COMMENTARY: 'We recognized in each other Catholics who were committed to a Church that was ever more effective in its evangelization and witness, which required transparency from the Church and candor from those writing about it.'