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Ursuline Sisters Participate in “Families Belong Together” Rally on June 30th.

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,…

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Statement of Support

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…

Obituary for Sr. Betty Ann Sommer, OSU
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Obituary for Sr. Betty Ann Sommer, OSU

Sister Elizabeth Sommer, OSU, beloved member of the Ursuline Community, died peacefully May 26th, at Andrus on Hudson, Hastings on Hudson, NY. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of Rose Mary Auert Sommer and John F Sommer. Sister Elizabeth, also known as Sister Veronica, entered the Ursuline Order in Beacon, NY in…

Obituary for Sr. Joanne Desmond, OSU
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Obituary for Sr. Joanne Desmond, OSU

Wilmington – Ursuline Sister Joanne Desmond, OSU died peacefully on Saturday, May 19, 2018.  She was 93. A native Wilmingtonian, Sr. Joanne was the youngest of four daughters born to Irish immigrants John J. and Mary Toomey Desmond. After graduating from Ursuline Academy in 1943, she attended Immaculata College in Paoli, PA. for one year…