Assumption recognized for innovations in education
byAssumption High School’s leaders say a national award for innovation in social justice education is confirmation the school is headed in the right direction….
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Sisters’ work during 1918 Spanish flu seen as model for crisis today
byBALTIMORE — Catholic nuns emerged as the unexpected heroes in the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic that killed hundreds of thousands in the United States…
Migrants benefit from Mercy Sisters’ ministry of presence
byBy Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Mercy Sister Rosemary Welsh is a nurse and for the past 44 years she has immersed…
Mercy sisters see moral issue behind climate change protests
byBy Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Climate change protests that took place across the country Sept. 20 had a distinctively young feel…
Sisters of Mercy mark 150 years of service
byThroughout the century and a half that the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas have ministered in the Archdiocese of Louisville, they have gone…
Sister of Mercy Martha Leis, a retreat leader, dies
bySister of Mercy Martha Leis died March 7 in Crestwood, Ky. She was 82 years old and had been a Sister of Mercy for…
Nazareth Home will purchase and operate Sacred Heart Home
byMercy Sacred Heart, a long-term senior care facility sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, hosted a prayer service Dec. 14 to mark a transition…
Two Sisters of Mercy will celebrate 60th anniversaries
byTwo Sisters of Mercy who are celebrating their 60th jubilees in religious life will be honored Sept. 14 at St. William Church, 1226 W….
Sister of Mercy Mary Pelagia Head, an educator and crafts-maker, dies at 83
bySister of Mercy Mary Pelagia Head died June 7 at Mercy Convent in Nashville, Tenn. She was 83 and had been a Sister of…
Nazareth Home to buy Mercy Sacred Heart
byNazareth Home, a long-term care home and rehabilitation center sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, announced its intention Feb. 20 to acquire…