St. John’s University awarded the Caritas Medal to the Daughters of Charity during its annual Vincentian Convocation on September 28, 2026. The honor was officially accepted by Sister Teresa George. The Caritas Medal is given by the university to recognize[continue reading]
The Daughters of Charity Emmitsburg land biodiversity study partnership with Mount St. Mary’s University has been selected to be part of the global report: Common Ground Faith Partnerships for Nature. This report will be part of the UN COP17 Convention[continue reading]
The following excerpt is from the Homily given by Father Perry Henry, Director of the Daughters of Charity, Province of St. Louise, USA on the occasion of their Provincial Assembly. His call to be Artisans of Peace can move the[continue reading]
Daybreak, sponsored by Depaul USA, is a day center for people experiencing homelessness. Located in the Pleasant Hill neighborhood of Macon, Georgia, not far from the Tubman Museum, Daybreak offers folks a safe haven where they can rest, regroup, and[continue reading]
As Daughters of Charity our mission is to serve those who are most in need, thus we cannot be silent in the face of the violence that is being inflicted on communities across our nation through inhumane immigration enforcement. We[continue reading]
Entitled, “At 90, Catholic sister can still ‘move mountains’ for residents in Metro East town,” Colleen Schrappen’s feature in today’s Post-Dispatch spotlights Sister Julia Huiskamp’s life as a social worker including her many years of ministry in the Metro East.[continue reading]
It’s a sunny spring day, and a boy of about 11 has come into the Thomas Terry Community Center looking for his mother. Sr. Julia Huiskamp, a Daughter of Charity, asks if he knows her phone number. When he says[continue reading]
This homily was written and given by Father Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., Superior General for the Daughters of Charity. “Elizabeth Ann Seton is a Saint!” Pope Paul VI’s proclamation on 14 September 1975 is the reason we are here today. We[continue reading]
As announced on the Daughters International website, “We are pleased to share that Sister Françoise Petit, Superioress General of the Company of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV as a[continue reading]
As the 50th anniversary of the canonization of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton nears (September 14, 2025) and the United States approaches its 250th, the Archives of the Daughters of Charity Province of St. Louise in collaboration with the Digital[continue reading]