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The sacred right to vote
Joint Statement from Leadership Conference of Women Religious and National Black Sisters’ Conference on this, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Celebrating Pongal
South India begins celebrating Pongal, a four-day harvest festival, from Jan. 14. The festival marks the end of the winter solstice and the journey of the Hindu sun god Surya to the north. Pongal is traditionally prepared in clay pots decorated with leaves, flowers, or kolam artworks. Chandapura community joined in the celebrations.
Grounded in place: When the global becomes local
In this new year, may we all find the capacity to love a little deeper, and to reimagine a world filled with peace. May this intention begin with lending neighbors a helping hand and building our own “connection to place,” wherever that may be and whatever that may look like.
Students immerse themselves in Appalachian culture
Bethlehem High School is taking a three-week winter term with their teacher, Brigid Manion, to learn about the music, art, history, and life in Appalachia. Some of the exposure so far has been, reading a novel together, making and playing the dulcimer, clogging, and...
Hutchins renews beekeeping tradition at Nazareth
Terry Hutchins has revitalized the honeybee population on the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth campus and has started to collect honey, something that he estimated hadn’t been done in 50 years.
Musunuru Musings
Sister Jacky reflects on her time with the Sisters and the people they serve in Musunuru.
Barbara Maynard, SCN: Her story
We have a saying in the SCN community “where one SCN is there the whole community is”.
Marietta Saldanha, SCN
Marietta Saldanha, SCN, 85 died, Friday Jan. 7, 2022, at Shalom, Nazareth Convent, Mokama. She was in her 60th year of religious life.
Click to see more from her burial service.
Memorial prayer service
Sisters, Novices, and Candidates gathered together for the memorial prayer service of Sister Marietta Saldanha in convent chapel on the evening of Jan. 8, 2022.
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Mission Statement
We Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are an international Congregation in a multicultural world. Impelled by the love of Christ, in the tradition of Vincent de Paul and the pioneer spirit of Catherine Spalding, we and our Associates are committed to work for justice in solidarity with oppressed peoples, especially the economically poor and women, and to care for the earth. We risk our lives and resources, both personally and corporately, as we engage in diverse ministries in carrying out this mission. – General Assembly 2013
Global Ministries
United States
Since 1812
India
Since 1947
Belize
Since 1975
Nepal
Since 1979
Botswana
Since 2000
Kenya
Since 2021
Recent Initiatives
Volunteer
Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we invite lay women and men to a cross-cultural partnership with people, especially the oppressed, economically poor and marginalized, primarily in the areas in which Sisters, Associates and/or members of the Sisters of Charity Federation are called to mission.
Ecological Sustainability
Recognizing the interrelatedness of all creation, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth’s mission includes the commitment to care for Earth. Sisters are committed across the Congregation to address the destruction of natural resources and the ecological and environmental crisis.
Social Justice
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are committed to social ministry that includes charity and systemic change. The Office of Social and Environmental Justice emphasizes systemic change that is rooted in the Gospel and directed by the Congregation.
Legacy Society
The SCN Legacy Society recognizes with gratitude those who have remembered the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in their estate plans.
You are invited to reach out and learn more about the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.