The Global Sisterhood from HOPE 2025: Prayers for Our World

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 and struggles, the Leadership Collaborative invited those who participated in and supported HOPE 2025 to send photos and videos of their hopes for our current and future realities. 

We invite you to join the global sisterhood at HOPE 2025 in praying for: 

Lives at the service of the life  Creation  Education  Love  Reconciliation  Peace  Solidarity  Human dignity  Those who suffer  Climate change  Forced migration  Homelessness  Truth  Nourishment

Dialogue  Empowerment  Conversion of hearts  Our common home  Bridging gaps  Respect  Safety  Freedom  Human rights  Awakening of humanity  Equity  Justice  Racial collaboration  Non-violence

Our gratitude to Gen Verde for their presence at HOPE 2025 and for their permission to use the song “On the Other Side” for this video.

We also thank the following sisters and congregations for raising their prayers for the world: 

Badagry, Lagos State, Nigeria  

Amaka, Justina Odunukwe, Medical Missionaries of Mary  

Gertrude Elelegu and Patricia Ebegbulem, Sisters of St. Louis 

Ifeoma and Joy, Sisters of the Holy Spirit 

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe  

Rudo Matsika, Dominican Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus  

Chicago, Illinois, United States 

Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart  

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States -  

Tracy Kemme, Annie Klapheke, and Romina Sapinoso, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati 

Davao City, Philippines  

Nimfa Ann Bana and other sisters from the Religious of the Assumption  

Dernbach, Germany 

Roseline Asema, Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ 

Donaldson, Indiana, United States  

Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ   

Ezinihitte Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria 

Grace John Emezi, Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus 

Ggogonya, Uganda  

M. Lylian Nsaba Atusasire, Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix  

Guaiba, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil  

Griselda Martinez Morales, Sisters of St Joseph of Leone 

Guam, United States 

Maria Rosario Gaite, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas 

Houston, Texas, United States 

Betty Campos Arias, My Ngoc Nguyen, Lucy Jacintah Mueni Nzesa, and Kim Xuan Nguyen, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word - Houston  

Howe Island, Kingston, Onatrio, Canada  

Melba Tosa Vasquez Rodriguez and other sisters from the Congregation de Notre Dame de Montreal 

Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria  

Chioma Angela Ogu, Sisters of St. Louis 

Kampala, Uganda  

Editrudis Joachim Kajuna, Sisters of Our Lady of Good Counsel  

Kiambu County, Kenya  

Esther Muthoni, Sisters of Mercy, Kenya 

Mexico City, Mexico 

Norma Olaeta, Compañia de Sta. Teresa de Jesus  

New York City, New York, United States 

Jeannie Humphries and Pat Schifini, Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union (Eastern Province) 

Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria 

Theodora Ajaero Ginikanwa, Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy 

Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines  

Andrea Catubig, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas 

This video was produced by the Leadership Collaborative, the organization responsible for its content. The song “ON THE OTHER SIDE” is USED WITH EXPRESSED PERMISSION FROM GEN VERDE della P.A.F.O.M. ©2025 – All rights reserved.