Articles on this issue "Ursuline Sisters"

Service to Poor Calls for "Contemplatives in Action," Says Pope

In Message to Ursuline Sisters of Mary Immaculate

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Service to the neediest calls for "contemplatives in action," says John Paul II. The Pope expressed this conviction in a message to the Ursuline Sisters of Mary Immaculate, meeting in general …

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Pope Will Canonize Ursula Ledochowska on Sunday

Religious Was Indefatigable Apostle of Young Women

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This Sunday, John Paul II will canonize religious Ursula Ledochowska, an indefatigable apostle of young women, who worked in many areas of Europe at a very difficult time. Julia Maria …

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Israel Proclaims Ursuline "Righteous Among the Nations"

Pius XII Helped Nun Who Saved 103 Jews During Nazi Occupation

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Few people know about the heroics of Mother Mary Xavier Marteau during the Nazi occupation of Rome. That may change after last week. On Thursday, Sister Lignone Colette, superior general of …

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On John Paul II's Appreciation of Woman's Nature

According to Ursuline Nun Maria Grazia Piazza

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In the following interview, Ursuline Sister Maria Grazia Piazza of the Sacred Heart of Mary, director of the Woman's Presence Center of Documentation and Study in Vincenza, Italy, comments on …

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An Ursuline religious charged with converting Hindus remains in prison after her arrest in India last week. The High Court in Ambikapur denied bail to Sister Bridhi Ekka of Tildonk despite her …

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Pope Tells of Challenge of Inculturation

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The Gospel has to be announced in ways understandable to modern people, John Paul II said in a message on the occasion of an Ursuline general chapter. "The great challenge of inculturation …

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