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This Black History Month, we honor Sister Thea Bowman, whose cause for canonization has officially advanced. She is now declared a Servant of God — one of the “Saintly Seven” whose lives continue to illuminate the Church in the United States. The 2022 documentary...

We are deeply troubled and wounded by the recent racist attacks broadcast by the leader of our nation, including the dehumanizing imagery directed at former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama — attacks that perpetuate a long history of harm...

This Friday, we join the wider Church in New York in a spirit of prayerful anticipation as we await the installation of Archbishop Ronald Hicks as the next Archbishop of New York. The ministry of the Archbishop of New York carries immense pastoral...

For generations, the Sisters of Charity of New York taught in Catholic schools across New York and beyond—forming minds, nurturing faith, and shaping hearts for compassion and justice. This list holds dozens upon dozens of schools… but it also holds something deeper:...

Another innocent life taken by those sworn to uphold the Constitution. Alex Pretti was shot dead multiple times yesterday by ICE agents in Minneapolis. And the reported response from a U.S. official — “Boo-hoo” — should chill every person of conscience. Because when...

As Sisters of Charity, we have cared for children for more than 200 years — many of them immigrants, many of them poor, many of them frightened. So we will say this plainly: There is no world in which detaining a five-year-old child is acceptable. They want the public...

We are outraged and heartbroken by the killing of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, mother, poet, and beloved member of her community, who was shot in the face and killed by a federal ICE agent during an enforcement operation. Let us be clear: A woman was...