In loving memory of Sister Shirley Wagner, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 95, who died on Tuesday, April 1, at St. Rose Convent in La Crosse. She was in the seventy-fourth year of her religious profession. Read her full obituary at fspa.org/content/news-e….

Nearly 300 gathered at The Catholic University of America for the first Sister Thea Bowman conference. Sister Sue Ernster shared Sister Thea’s courageous entrance into religious life in the 1950s as the only Black member of her community. cathstan.org/faith/attendee…

Most of our lives are spent in Holy Saturday. That is, not in the unimaginable pain of a Good Friday, or in the unbounded joy of an Easter Sunday, but in between. Don't overlook what Holy Saturday can teach us about God, about waiting and about life. americamagazine.org/faith/2017/04/…

As the world mourns the passing of Pope Francis, Sister Sarah Hennessey shares why he was known and loved as "The People's Pope." fayobserver.com/story/news/202…

Sister Sarah Hennessey shares that FSPA is "hopeful that the next pope 'can continue to speak to the needs of the world,' and lift up hope, joy, and love." wizmnews.com/2025/04/21/la-…

Sister Katie Mitchell attended a memorial at Holy Name Cathedral to honor her hero, Pope Francis: "Pope Francis had been her hero for years and she is grateful for what he gave to the world as pontiff." wbez.org/religion/2025/…

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. globalsistersreport.org/us-sisters-min…

"For Pope Francis ... giving his approval, that shows that there's nothing off limits to African Americans all across this country." wlbt.com/2025/04/29/sis…

As Franciscans worldwide commemorate 800 years of "The Canticle of the Creatures," Sister Eloise Nees is honored for her poem, "Canticle of the Seasons." Shared in loving memory of Sister Eloise, her words remind us to find the sacred in every season.🌿☀️🍂❄️