April 2016
Volume 22 Number 12
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Photo credit: Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God.
Catholic Sisters ride in Molly’s Trolley during a recent St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Local Sisters celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week By Dana Hinton Sisters of Charity of Nazareth For Pittsburgh Senior News They have opened schools and universities. They have founded hospitals. They have educated countless children and nursed the sick. They pray with us and for us. They advocate for social justice, provide social services, and care for our earth. They are leaders, collaborators, nurturers, activists and role models. Who are they? They are Catholic Sisters.
Catholic Sisters of Western Pennsylvania Yet these numerous contributions to our world go mostly unnoticed. National Catholic Sisters Week (NCSW), which was just celebrated on March 8 through 14, hopes to change this. Supported by a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, this annual observation was created to honor women religious for all of their works, big and small. NCSW aims to instruct, enlighten and
bring greater focus to the lives of these incredible women, providing an opportunity to recognize all that Catholic Sisters have done for us. Locally, the Catholic Sisters of Western Pennsylvania celebrated the week in a variety of ways. Representing 17 congregations serving western Pennsylvania, the Catholic Sisters Leadership Council (CSLC), has
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