Josephine Kwenga

2 weeks ago | globalsistersreport.org | Josephine Kwenga

Pope Francis was a prophet for the earth. It was through his teachings in "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," that I came to see farming not merely as a livelihood, but also as a sacred calling. His words also helped me see creation's beauty in daily life. Each seed I planted became a symbol of hope, each harvest, a reminder of God's providence.

2 weeks ago | ncronline.org | Josephine Kwenga

A woman plants seeds on a farm on the grounds of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, March 26, 2017, in Machakos, Kenya. The farm is where they grow food for the parish and teach the local community about farming. It was through Pope Francis' teachings that Sr. Josephine Kwnega came to see farming not merely as a livelihood, but also as a sacred calling. (CNS/Fredrick Nzwili) Pope Francis was a prophet for the earth.

Jan 22, 2024 | ncronline.org | Kat Armas |Josephine Kwenga

As we sit down to reflect on what receiving the prestigious People's Choice SDGs Award means to us as the Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes, we are compelled by how this award was an exceptional experience of communion for us, not only in Kenya, the project location, but the entire St. Joseph of Tarbes family.

Jan 21, 2024 | ncronline.org | Josephine Kwenga |David Agren

Six nuns from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Anne were kidnapped Jan. 19 while traveling on a bus in the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the Haitian Conference of Religious. Other passengers on the bus also were taken in the abduction, the conference said in a statement. "These many kidnappings fill the consecrated people of Haiti with sadness and fear," said the statement, signed by conference president P. Morachel Bonhomme. Pope Francis appealed Jan.

Jan 21, 2024 | ncronline.org | Josephine Kwenga |Dan Stockman

Israeli military vehicles move out of the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel Jan. 15, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. (OSV News/Reuters/Amir Cohen)  Editor's note: Global Sisters Report's Monday Starter is a feature from GSR staff writers that rounds up news from or about women religious that you may otherwise have missed. The Loretto Community has joined the ever-growing chorus of voices calling for peace in the Middle East.