Supporting U.S. Catholic Sisters
June 19, 2012
Joined by colleague Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Congresswoman Kaptur again introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives recognizing and commending the inspiring services that Catholic Sisters provide our nation.
Approximately 220,000 Catholic sisters have served in the United States since the country was founded.
Congresswoman Kaptur said, “In selfless service, U.S. Catholic professed women have given their lives for others. Unlike most people, including their Church counterparts, they have pledged their lives to poverty, chastity, and obedience. Catholic sisters have educated millions of our citizens, founded universities, high schools, and hospitals, nursing homes, cared for the sick, imprisoned, frail, and dying. They are truly instruments of peace and reconciliation.”
“I wholeheartedly support the nuns for organizing a multi-state bus trip that will highlight the work done by Catholic Sisters to meet the needs of people at the economic margins,” DeLauro said. “This trip is crucial for calling attention to the impact the devastating budget cuts contained in the Ryan budget--recently passed by the House of Representatives--will have on anti-hunger, health care and other programs that support the most vulnerable in our society, particularly during difficult economic times.”
A group of Catholic sisters, led by NETWORK, a national Catholic social justice lobby, are conducting a bus tour to focus on the Ryan budget and its impact on struggling Americans.
Approximately 220,000 Catholic sisters have served in the United States since the country was founded.
Congresswoman Kaptur said, “In selfless service, U.S. Catholic professed women have given their lives for others. Unlike most people, including their Church counterparts, they have pledged their lives to poverty, chastity, and obedience. Catholic sisters have educated millions of our citizens, founded universities, high schools, and hospitals, nursing homes, cared for the sick, imprisoned, frail, and dying. They are truly instruments of peace and reconciliation.”
“I wholeheartedly support the nuns for organizing a multi-state bus trip that will highlight the work done by Catholic Sisters to meet the needs of people at the economic margins,” DeLauro said. “This trip is crucial for calling attention to the impact the devastating budget cuts contained in the Ryan budget--recently passed by the House of Representatives--will have on anti-hunger, health care and other programs that support the most vulnerable in our society, particularly during difficult economic times.”
A group of Catholic sisters, led by NETWORK, a national Catholic social justice lobby, are conducting a bus tour to focus on the Ryan budget and its impact on struggling Americans.