Dan Stockman

Fort Wayne

National Correspondent at National Catholic Reporter

National Correspondent at Global Sisters Report

National Correspondent for National Catholic Reporter's Global Sisters Report. Writer and father who's inexplicably fascinated by chickens.

Articles

At this Missouri motherhouse, sisters from 4 congregations coexist

1 week ago | globalsistersreport.org | Dan Stockman |Monique Tarabeh |Christine Schenk

"Evolving Religious Life," a continuing series from Global Sisters Report, explores how Catholic sisters are adapting to the realities of congregations in transition and new forms of religious life. While we write often about these trends, this particular series will focus more closely on sisters' hopes for the future. It's a normal Tuesday evening in the motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, and five sisters are relaxing in their common area.
Monday Starter: Catholic Health Association denounces Trump's Medicaid cuts

2 weeks ago | globalsistersreport.org | Dan Stockman

The Catholic Health Association of the United States decried the proposal to help pay for tax breaks by cutting Medicaid, the federal health insurance program that serves the poor. In a proposal unveiled May 11, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on a massive $4.5 trillion package of tax cuts that President Donald Trump has called for.
GSR writers win Associated Church Press awards, including award of excellence

3 weeks ago | globalsistersreport.org | Dan Stockman |Doreen Ajiambo |Katie Scott |Chris Herlinger

In separate honors, Chris Herlinger, GSR's international correspondent, won three DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards by the Religion Communicators Council. In the category of writing for periodicals, Herlinger won best in class for reporting in 2024 from Central and Eastern Europe, including Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. One of the judges said: "Emotionally engaging and historically educational, this series is mesmerizing.
Sisters hopeful synodal process of ‘walking together’ will continue under new pope

3 weeks ago | catholicoutlook.org | Chris Herlinger |Dan Stockman

Catholic sisters hoping that the new pope would continue Pope Francis’ efforts to make the church less clerical and more inclusive of lay people may have had that prayer answered with the selection of the first pope from the U.S., Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV. Prevost, 69, has been a vocal proponent of Francis’ emphasis on synodality, which emerged early in the conclave as an important issue to a significant bloc of cardinals who can vote in the conclave.
Pope Leo XIV to church authority: 'Make oneself small' to glorify Christ

4 weeks ago | ncronline.org | Christopher White |Shannon Evans |John Grosso |Dan Stockman

Pope Leo XIV implored clergy in church authority to "make oneself small" in order to glorify Christ, echoing a theme of his predecessor Pope Francis in his first public Mass on May 9.
Pope Leo XIV to church authority: 'Make oneself small' to glorify Christ

4 weeks ago | ncronline.org | Christopher White |Shannon Evans |John Grosso |Dan Stockman

Pope Leo XIV implored clergy in church authority to "make oneself small" in order to glorify Christ, echoing a theme of his predecessor Pope Francis in his first public Mass on May 9.
Sisters respond with joy to election of Pope Leo XIV

1 month ago | globalsistersreport.org | Dan Stockman

Catholic sisters responded with joy to the news of the election of Pope Leo XIV on May 8, praising his past work and looking to the future with a pontiff committed to following the path set by the late Pope Francis. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elevated to pope about 6 p.m. Rome time, and it wasn't long before women religious responded. "With joy, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious welcomes Pope Leo XIV as the new head of the Catholic Church," the group said in a statement.
Sisters hopeful synodal process of 'walking together' will continue under new pope

1 month ago | globalsistersreport.org | Chris Herlinger |Dan Stockman

Catholic sisters hoping that the new pope would continue Pope Francis’ efforts to make the church less clerical and more inclusive of lay people may have had that prayer answered with the selection of the first pope from the U.S., Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV. Prevost, 69, has been a vocal proponent of Francis' emphasis on synodality, which emerged early in the conclave as an important issue to a significant bloc of cardinals who can vote in the conclave.
Monday Starter: Pakistani nuns turn to music, social media to mourn Pope Francis

1 month ago | globalsistersreport.org | Dan Stockman

In Muslim-majority Pakistan, Catholic sisters are using music, prayer and digital platforms to honor the late Pope Francis, whose legacy touched the country's small and often marginalized Christian community. As tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square on April 26 for the pontiff's funeral, Sr. Elizabeth Niamat of the Daughters of the Cross recorded a heartfelt "Farewell" song in a studio run by Good News Catholic TV in Karachi. The lyrics and melody were her own.
US sisters, ministries hail Pope Francis' legacy

1 month ago | globalsistersreport.org | Dan Stockman

Catholic sisters, organizations and ministries across the United States reacted to the news that Pope Francis had died on April 21, mourning his loss and hailing his legacy. The Leadership Conference of Women Religious, which represents about two-thirds of the nearly 35,000 sisters in the U.S., said Francis' death was a loss to the church and the world, but also to them personally.