COP30: Hoped for Outcomes
Welcome to our 3rd in a series of four communications that we hope will support your participation in the of the Conference of the Parties, COP 30. This entry focuses on hoped for outcomes from COP…
JCoR Guide to COP30
This guide was produced by the Justice Coalition of Religious (JCoR), a coalition of 24 non-governmental organizations that are accredited to collectively represent over 200 congregations of Roman Catholic women and men Religious at the United…
Dominican Family Gathers in Bogotá to Reflect on Justice and Peace
From October 12 to 18, 2025, the International Dominican Commission for Justice and Peace (IDCJP) gathered in Bogotá, Colombia, for a week of reflection, prayer, and shared mission under the theme “Challenges in Approaching Justice and…
COP 30: Major topics for deliberation and contentious issues
Welcome to our 2nd in a series of four communications that we hope will support your participation in the of the Conference of the Parties, COP 30. This entry focuses on major topics for deliberation and…
Blessed Are They: Saints Among Us
In 1238, Emily Bicchieri was born the fourth of seven daughters to a family in Vercelli, Italy. Even as a young girl, Emily responded to the needs of the poor and troubled. She gave away any…
Zambian sisters address gender-based violence by focusing on healthy relationships
In the heart of Ndola’s industrial area, a convoy of trucks enters a factory while workers operate forklifts, moving back and forth to load boxes of raw materials onto trucks. Joel Kabwe recalls how the stress…
COP 30: How to participate?
Welcome to our 1st in a series of four communications that we hope will support your participation in the of the Conference of the Parties, COP 30. This entry focuses on ways you can participate. Nature…
Sr. Maureen Geary Reflects on 3 years of LCWR Leadership
A member of the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids, Sr. Maureen Geary, recently completed her term in the presidency of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), a national organization representing the vast majority of Catholic…