Sisters’ work during 1918 Spanish flu seen as model for crisis today
BALTIMORE — Catholic nuns emerged as the unexpected heroes in the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic that killed hundreds of thousands in the United States…
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Migrants benefit from Mercy Sisters’ ministry of presence
By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Mercy Sister Rosemary Welsh is a nurse and for the past 44 years she has immersed…
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Mercy sisters see moral issue behind climate change protests
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Climate change protests that took place across the country Sept. 20 had a distinctively young feel…
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Sisters of Mercy mark 150 years of service
Throughout the century and a half that the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas have ministered in the Archdiocese of Louisville, they have gone…
Read MoreSister of Mercy Martha Leis, a retreat leader, dies
Sister of Mercy Martha Leis died March 7 in Crestwood, Ky. She was 82 years old and had been a Sister of Mercy for…
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Nazareth Home will purchase and operate Sacred Heart Home
Mercy Sacred Heart, a long-term senior care facility sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, hosted a prayer service Dec. 14 to mark a transition…
Read MoreTwo Sisters of Mercy will celebrate 60th anniversaries
Two Sisters of Mercy who are celebrating their 60th jubilees in religious life will be honored Sept. 14 at St. William Church, 1226 W….
Read MoreSister of Mercy Mary Pelagia Head, an educator and crafts-maker, dies at 83
Sister of Mercy Mary Pelagia Head died June 7 at Mercy Convent in Nashville, Tenn. She was 83 and had been a Sister of…
Read MoreNazareth Home to buy Mercy Sacred Heart
Nazareth Home, a long-term care home and rehabilitation center sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, announced its intention Feb. 20 to acquire…
Read MoreSister of Mercy Catherine Marie Melton dies
Sister of Mercy Catherine Marie Melton (Mary Genesius) died Dec. 22 at St. Catherine Convent in Louisville. She was 97 and had been a…
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