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ROME (07-13-2022) - Pope Francis announced today his appointment of Sister Raffaella Petrini, FSE to the Vatican Dicastery for Bishops, along with Sister Yvonne Reungoat, F.M.A., former Superior General of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, and Dr. Maria Lia Zervino, President of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations. Sister Raffaella serves as the Secretary General of the Governorate of Vatican City State, appointed by Pope Francis on November 4, 2021. These three appointees are the first women to be named to the [...]

ROME (06-30-2022) - Sister Raffaella Petrini, FSE and Sister Damien Marie Savino, FSE were invited experts at the tenth international colloquium of the International Association of Catholic Bioethics in Rome June 26-29, 2022. The Sisters' topic was "a Christian understanding of ecology and health: overcoming oversights and incorporating new insights." Their approach was to bring the medical model of One Health, the ecological model of Social-Ecological Systems theory, and Catholic social teaching into conversation in order to envision new bioethical frameworks for responding to global pandemics and other health [...]

MERIDEN, CT (06-24-2022) - Sister Mary Rose Irvine professed first vows in the presence of the Franciscan Community at the Chapel of Saint John on the feast day of the birth of Saint John the Baptist. Sister Mary Rose now moves on to the next step in formation and will share community life with her Sisters in temporary vows. Mother Miriam Seiferman, FSE, Mother General, received Sister Mary Rose's vows and affirmed her drive to be a vital part [...]

LOWELL, MICHIGAN – The cover story of the April 2022 edition of the Grand Rapids Diocese “Faith” magazine featured Sister Damien Marie Savino, FSE. Titled “For the love of creation, Sister Damien Marie shares her passion for theology and ecology,” the article presents Sister Damien Marie in her role as a scientist who integrates the Catholic Church’s teaching on the environment with science. She guides persons in respect for creation and in respect for one another. She participates in the recently-published Vatican-based web platform, Laudato Si’ Action Platform, where [...]

MERIDEN, CT (05-31-2022) - The motherhouse community of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist welcomed His Eminence Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle for a visit from May 29 to May 31. Cardinal Tagle is the Prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and the former Archbishop of Manila. The Sisters, Brothers and Franciscan Apprentices, both local and around the world, appreciated Cardinal Tagle's inspiring two-hour presentation and discussion on "Evangelization and Synodality" which was live-streamed from the Chapel of St. John. Mother Miriam [...]

FALLS CHURCH, VA (05-16-2022) - Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist of the Falls Church center attended the commencement for nearly 1,500 students at The Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C. on Saturday, May 14. The ceremony was held outdoors on University Lawn, and was the first on-campus commencement since 2019. The Sisters honored Sister Grace Marie Horan, FSE who received a Doctor of Ministry degree at the event. See related story. In the photo, Sister Grace Marie proudly holds her diploma. She is joined by (from left) [...]