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Sisters Respond to Nepal Disaster

See how the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are reaching families after devastating floods in Nepal. Please keep those who are grieving, displaced or still waiting for loved ones in your prayers. Learn how you can help support relief and recovery efforts with a donation.

Nazareth the Beautiful

A new book invites readers to experience Nazareth through photographs, history, Scripture, and the words of those who helped shape the spiritual life of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Nazareth the Beautiful is now available for purchase.

Give for Good

Help the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth build a safe home for Javier, Ana, Jose and Deisy in Belize. A group of Louisville students will travel with Sister Amina Bejos to help construct the home in honor of Sister Edna Fabre, whose ministry inspired generations of young women to put compassion into action. Your gift will purchase the lumber, concrete, roofing, doors, windows and other essential materials needed to make this family’s long-awaited home possible.

Sisters Plan Response to Nepal Glacier Collapse

Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are working with partners in Nepal to assess damage and provide assistance after catastrophic flooding destroyed homes, farmland and infrastructure in the Dhading district. The glacial collapse near Nepal’s border triggered flooding whose effects have reached vulnerable communities far beyond the area where the disaster began.

A Joyful New Beginning for the SCN Mission in Kenya

The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth joyfully welcomed Callen Nyaboki as the first candidate from Kenya to begin a journey of discernment with the congregation. This milestone in the history of the SCN mission in Kenya was celebrated with a prayer service Sept. 1, 2026.

Updates from the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth

Sisters Respond to Nepal Disaster

Sisters Respond to Nepal Disaster

See how the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are reaching families after devastating floods in Nepal. Please keep those who are grieving, displaced or still waiting for loved ones in your prayers. Learn how you can help support relief and recovery efforts with a donation.

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Nazareth the Beautiful

Nazareth the Beautiful

A new book invites readers to experience Nazareth through photographs, history, Scripture, and the words of those who helped shape the spiritual life of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Nazareth the Beautiful is now available for purchase.

read more
Finding New Possibilities in Nepal

Finding New Possibilities in Nepal

In eastern Nepal, Navina joined a women’s group at Navjyoti Center and received a small loan to open a shop. The business now helps support her family’s education and financial needs. In this video, Sister Aisha shares Navina’s story and reflects on how these relationships shape her ministry.

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New Volunteer Coordinator at Nazareth

New Volunteer Coordinator at Nazareth

Jasmine Huston has been named Volunteer Coordinator in the Office of Mission Advancement. She will guide Nazareth Volunteer Ministry participants through local and international experiences rooted in service, reflection and relationships. Jasmine hopes to help volunteers learn from others, build connections, and live the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth mission.

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Remembering Dr. Brighid Malone

Remembering Dr. Brighid Malone

The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Botswana are mourning Dr. Brighid Malone, a longtime physician and friend who died Aug. 19 in Mumbai, India. She held a special relationship with the Sisters, cared for many people, and supported breast cancer patients through Journey of Hope Botswana.

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THANK YOU: Donors Support Sisters’ Crochet Project

THANK YOU: Donors Support Sisters’ Crochet Project

The Sisters are grateful to everyone who recently donated yarn to support a special ministry at the Nazareth Motherhouse. Those gifts are already being used to crochet protective sleeves for portable water filters distributed by Water By Women, a Louisville-based nonprofit founded in 2008.

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Give for Good

Give for Good

Help the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth build a safe home for Javier, Ana, Jose and Deisy in Belize. A group of Louisville students will travel with Sister Amina Bejos to help construct the home in honor of Sister Edna Fabre, whose ministry inspired generations of young women to put compassion into action. Your gift will purchase the lumber, concrete, roofing, doors, windows and other essential materials needed to make this family’s long-awaited home possible.

read more
The Labyrinth Refreshed

The Labyrinth Refreshed

The labyrinth at Nazareth has been refreshed and is once again open for all to enjoy. Thanks to the work of many hands, the path has been renewed. Misty Musk, director of the Nazareth Retreat Center, called the effort “a lesson in trusting the path,” step by step.

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Mission Statement

We Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are an international Congregation impelled by the love of Christ in the tradition of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac and the pioneer spirit of Catherine Spalding.

Embracing intercultural relationships, we and our Associates commit ourselves to care for all creation and to work for peace and justice in solidarity with oppressed and marginalized peoples.

General Assembly 2023

Global Ministries

United States

Since 1812

India

Since 1947

Belize

Since 1975

Nepal

Since 1979

Botswana

Since 2000

Kenya

Since 2021

Am I called to be a Sister of Charity of Nazareth?

Catholic Sisters are dynamic and passionate, dedicated to diverse ministries and charisms, lived out in community.

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.

Volunteer Opportunities

Schultz Home Build in Belize

Date Nov 9 - 18, 2026Location Belize City Belize

Join us for a meaningful opportunity to serve in beautiful Las Flores, Belize, where we’ll be partnering with San Miguel Arcangel Mission to build a home for a deserving family in memory of Alberta & Louise Schultz.

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The Journey Magazine

Read the Congregational magazine highlighting Sisters and ministry stories from the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth around the globe. Subscribe by mail here.

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Prayer Requests

Prayer is an important component in the life of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. We welcome the opportunity to support you in prayer.

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.

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