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by Angela Chioma Ogu, SSL Sisters of St. Louis It is six months since the beautiful experience of HOPE 2025 in Rome , organized by the Leadership Collaborative. The gathering, which brought together 300 sisters under 65 from different countries and congregations for 5 days, has remained memorable and fresh for me. Angela Chioma Ogu, SSL at HOPE 2025 Looking back at the learnings and wisdom drawn from the various conversations, I found myself resonating again with these facts:

Join us as we begin to explore a question for our time: How might our global sisterhood witness wholeness in our fractured world?  This program, open to Catholic sisters under 65 years old, will explore how we, as women religious, understand wholeness in this season of our lives, what struggles we have experienced in our journeys to wholeness, and what practices restore us to wholeness. On December 16, we will feature a panel discussion with Katty Huanuco, CCVI and Tram Bui,

by Liz Dodd, CSJP Liz is a Sister of St. Joseph of Peace. She made her first vows in 2023 in Nottingham, England, where she lives in the Congregation’s House of Hospitality and works as a journalist. Prior to entering religious life she was an editor at The Tablet, a Catholic periodical, then at National Geographic, The Times of London, and The Guardian. She has a theology degree from the University of Cambridge and once bicycled around the world. This reflection was original

by Romina Sapinoso, SC, Associate Director The morning could not have been more beautiful. The air was fresh after an overnight rain and there was blue sky behind soft gray clouds. Under the trees at the Centro de Espiritualidad (CESP) in Guadalajara, Mexico, I sat in a circle with nine others. We were meeting for the first time, as were the four other small groups scattered across the retreat grounds.  About 80 of us gathered at CESP and ITESO, the Jesuit University in Guada

In June 2025, over 300 Catholic sisters under 65 years old attended HOPE 2025 , a global gathering in Rome and virtually, coordinated by the Leadership Collaborative. Following the experiences of this historic gathering of the global sisterhood, many attendees expressed a desire to raise their voices about issues in our troubled world.   Recognizing that each congregation of women religious has its own mission and charism and that each region of the world has its own values a

In Leaders in a Diaspora Moment: A Framework for the Emergent in Religious Life ,  Linda Buck, CSJ, writes, “As we hold the tensions of...

by Lakshmie Napagoda, RGS Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd (Good Shepherd Sisters) and Member of Collaborative...

by Grace Akunna John-Emezi, HHCJ Handmaids Of The Holy Child Jesus Grace Akunna John-Emezi, HHCJ (second from left) with Collaborative...

by Linda Buck, CSJ, Leadership Collaborative Executive Director This is a reflection based on the reading for Sunday, August 24, 2025....

Join us for a conversation with Chioma Ahanihu, SLW as we discuss her new book Religious Women as Global Migrants: Critical...

Leadership Collaborative Associate Director Romina Sapinoso, SC, and HOPE 2025 Volunteer Michele Fisher, CSFN, recently were on the...

by Stella Mary, OSM Servite Sisters Stella Mary, OSM, pictured first on the left. Attending HOPE 2025 in Rome was an unforgettable grace....

by Mila Diaz Solano, OP Dominican Sister of Springfield, Illinois Shared during the Opening Liturgy on June 4 at HOPE 2025. Originally...

by Tammy Townsend Denny, Leadership Collaborative Associate Director Tammy, second from left, with Linda Buck, CSJ and the tech team from...

Sisters Under 65 June Virtual Gathering Join us as we look back on our experiences of HOPE 2025 in Rome and virtually. Let us also look...

As HOPE 2025  in Rome, June 3 - 7 approaches, we are featuring stories of sisters who are preparing for this journey. by   Nimfa Ann...

As HOPE 2025  in Rome, June 3 - 7 approaches, we are featuring stories of sisters who are preparing for this journey. by Paris Slapikas,...

In Pope Leo XIV's first message to the world, he said, with gratitude to the late Pope Francis:   So, let us move forward, without fear,...

As HOPE 2025  in Rome, June 3 - 7 approaches, we are featuring stories of sisters who are preparing for this journey. by Norma A. Olaeta...

As HOPE 2025 in Rome, June 3 - 7 approaches, we are featuring stories of sisters who are preparing for this journey. by Lerato Lydia...