Demonstrators rallied across the USA on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy. Organizers say the gatherings provide a forum for people to protest the president’s broader push to limit legal and illegal immigration, from his controversial travel ban to his ending deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants. Sr. Alrie Giordano,…
As members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the Roman Union Ursuline Leadership Teams and their members in the United States endorse LCWR’s statement, expressing disappointment in Court’s decision to uphold President Trump’s Muslim ban: The Leadership Conference of Woman Religious is deeply troubled by the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of President…
On May 19, 2018, we held the annual Mass for Sisters who are celebrating Jubilees this year. Sister Laurence Montgomery and Sr. Stephanie Nolan are celebrating 75 years. Sister Jeanne Brennan, Sr. Ann Duggan and Sr. Alice Gallin are celebrating 70 years. Sr. Martha Gleason and Sr. Anne Walsh are celebrating 60 years. Sr. Jane…
Congratulations to Sr. Ann Duggan, Sr. Jeanne Brennan, Sr. Martha Gleason and Sr. Anne Walsh who celebrated their 70th and 60th jubilees on January 16th. The Ursuline Sisters have been blessed by the gift of their vocation and ministries throughout the years!
To day we celebrate the 482nd anniversary of the Foundation of the Ursuline Order. On this day St. Angela Merici gathered with 28 of her companions and after attending Mass they signed their names in the Book of the Company. Happy Anniversary to all those who claim Angela as their foundress!
Sr. Mary Sullivan, Sr. Dee Yanshak, Sr. Carole Marie Keaney, Sr. Alice Marie Giordano and Sr. Jackie DaSilva attended this conference on October 25, 2017 at the Mariandale Center in Ossining, NY. The keynote speaker was Rev. Terrence J. Moran. There was a panel discussion and an activist from Paris spoke about the support she…
URSULINE SISTERS OF THE ROMAN UNION, UNITED STATES PROVINCES PUBLIC STATEMENT: THE DREAM ACT OF 2017 We, the Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union, United States Provinces, stand with our Catholic Bishops in support of the Dream Act of 2017 (S1615). This past Sunday evening, October 8, the Trump Administration Immigration Policy priorities were issued. We…
The leadership of the Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union, USA provinces recognize the need to support inclusive legislation and action at all levels and to stand against exclusion and racism. We call for comprehensive immigration reform. Recognizing this reform to be a long term process, we urge all of our members and collaborators to…
The Ursuline Sisters of the Eastern Province support the following statement from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. LCWR Statement on the US-DPRK Crisis This week, while tensions between the governments of the United States and the People’s Republic of Korea quickly escalated, approximately 650 members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious meeting in…