Congregational News
Choosing Nonviolence as Gospel Witness January 2026
We affirm the Leadership Conference of Women Religious statement on choosing nonviolence as gospel witness. At this moment in history, when fear is normalized, violence is amplified, and democratic life is under strain in the United States and across the world, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) raises a clear and unwavering moral voice: violence is not the Gospel response.
Leadership Statement of Solidarity with Cardinals Cupich, McElroy, and Tobin
The Congregation Leadership Team of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace stands in full solidarity with Cardinals Blase Cupich, Robert McElroy, and Joseph Tobin for their moral witness and statement addressing recent foreign policy and military interventions made by the US Government. We share the cardinals’ grave concern about the abandonment of international law, multilateralism, and sustainable development.
Leadership Team Statement on US Military Action in Venezuela
The Congregation Leadership Team affirms recent statements by Pope Leo and Pax Christi International on the US military action in Venezuela
Day of Prayer, Fasting & Advocacy - August 6, 2025
On the 80th anniversary of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima & Nagasaki, we pray forgiveness and commit to help build a more just and peaceful world.
Response to These Times
We affirm the Response from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious to these times. In the time ahead, we will need to be women who stay informed, listen carefully to all voices and perspectives, and engage in serious and deep discernment to make wise choices so that we do not contribute hatred, fear, division, or violence to the world.
Response to Anti-Migrant Violence
We affirm the Together with Refugees statement on the recent anti-migrant violence in the United Kingdom an stand in solidarity with migrants and refugees.