Chioma Onwuniko was in the first trimester of her pregnancy when a woman—who was a frequent customer at her market stall—tricked her into aiding in a...
Ministries
Last April, my husband and I visited a prison in Globe, Arizona—a powerful experience that brought to life everything I had been working toward and learning...
Less than 24 hours after her cesarean section on April 30th at a government-run teaching hospital in Oron, a coastal community of Akwa Ibom in Nigeria, 24-year...
Tears pour down Luiz Mateus Dos Santos’ face as the Brazilian farmer tries to articulate his gratitude to the Pope Francis hospital boat. A short, muscular man...
As a history student at the University of Iowa, Evan Hudson did not expect his recreational experimentation with opioids to have long-term consequences. But...
Los Quijotes, a San Antonio nonprofit, has been bringing free medical care to Mexico since 1989. The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word have supported...
“Come away to a deserted place all by yourself and rest a while.” (Mark 6:31) Since 2020, we have experienced the far-reaching effects of COVID-19, with the...
Sullivan McCormick paced the sidewalk for 10 minutes before he had the courage to stop. Finally, leaning next to a fire hydrant on a street corner in...
The Indigenous Alaskan Yup’ik people have 30 terms to describe the color of snow. When Father Stan Jaszek began ministering to them, he only knew one of the...
When Tony Calumet landed in Nome, Alaska in September 2020, he whispered a prayer: “If this is what you want, God, you’re going to have to help me.” At nearly...
