Mercy in the News
May 31, 2020
Recent media articles about Sisters, Associates, Companions and Mercy Ministries
May 2020
- Global Sisters Report "Socially distant, spiritually connected" May 11, 2020
- Global Sisters Report "World hunger is its own pandemic: Aid workers brace for second-wave crisis" May 11, 2020
- Crux "Catholic groups urge Congress to concentrate on poor marginalized during pandemic" May 6, 2020
- Catholic News Service "Congress urged to address needs of minorities in new pandemic relief bill" May 6, 2020
- Catholic Review "Daughter among Mom's co-workers -- and patients -- at Mercy Medical Center" May 4, 2020
- WPRI-12 "Beloved Warwick nun, retired principal dies after contracting COVID-19" May 4, 2020
- Catholic News Service "Hospital chaplains talk about their ministry in the midst of pandemic" May 3, 2020
- National Catholic Reporter "Catholic social justice leaders protest Cardinal Dolan's supportive words for Trump" May 1, 2020
April 2020
- Global Sisters Report "Pioneers of Past Pandemics" April 30, 2020
- Global Sisters Report "Sisters adapt migration ministries in face of COVID-19, US stop on immigration" April 23, 2020
- Bangor Daily News "Catholic chaplains at Maine hospitals offering comfort to the isolated" April 23, 2020
- National Catholic Reporter "Don't rest on the rests" April 23, 2020
- Rochester Democrat and Chronicle "Pay attention to the needs of the planet" April 22, 2020
- Catholic Standard "Celebrating the twin anniversaries of Earth Day and Pope Francis' Laudato Si'" April 22, 2020
- Earthbeat NCR "Hymns, teach-ins and a horse ride to school: Catholic stories of the first Earth Day" April 21, 2020
- America Magazine "Overwhelmed by Coronavirus, Catholic hospitals ask for more government assistance" April 21, 2020
- MarketWatch "New York religious leaders get creative and high-tech to connect with parishioners during social distancing" April 17, 2020
- CBS Baltimore "'A light at the end of the tunnel' foundation donates thousands of N95 masks to Mercy Medical Center" April 17, 2020
- Global Sisters Report "COVID-19 threatens devastating impact on world's vulnerable people" April 16, 2020
- The Baltimore Sun "Stella Maris accepts four coronavirus patients in the Baltimore County nursing home’s new COVID-19 unit." April 15, 2020
- Financial Times "Boeing vs. Nuns: US Religious Orders push for transparency" April 12, 2020
- Johnstown Tribune-Democrat "Mount Aloysius students, faculty help community with food donations" April 10, 2020
- Global Sisters Report "Welcome to the Holy Thursday Revolution" April 9, 2020
- Catholic Review "Archbishop Lori leads blessings of Baltimore's downtown hospitals" April 8, 2020
- LAWG "60+ U.S.-Based Organizations Demand Halt to Deportations during COVID-19" April 8, 2020
- National Catholic Reporter "Schenk's biography of Mercy Sr. Theresa Kane a detailed account of visionary's path" April 8, 2020
- The Intelligencer "Gwynedd Mercy donates coronavirus supplies" April 7, 2020
- Catholic Review "1918 flu pandemic took heavy toll" April 7, 2020
- Global Sisters Report "Q&A with Mercy Sr. Eileen Boffa, seeing beauty, God in people living on the streets" April 7, 2020
- Patch "SXU Responds To Coronavirus With Glove, Mask, Meal Donations" April 6, 2020
- Johnstown Tribune-Democrat "Mount Aloysius College names new president | John McKeegan will become the institution's 15th president." April 3, 2020
- Catholic News Service "Haddad: Catholic health care committed to 'loving care' of COVID-19 patients" April 2, 2020
- Northeast Times Newsweekly "Longtime Little Flower principal departing at end of school year" April 2, 2020
- Cedar Rapids Gazette "Departing Mount Mercy president takes pride in university's role in Cedar Rapids" April 2, 2020
March 2020
- Commonweal Magazine "Critical Needs" March 31, 2020
- ABC& WKBW-Buffalo "Trocaire College using billboards to thank local health care workers" March 31, 2020
- Albany Times Union "N.Y. Schools send truckloads of gloves, masks, goggles to local hospitals" March 30, 2020
- Catholic Philly "As hard times descend, Project HOME still caring 'for the least of these'" March 30, 2020
- Catholic San Francisco "Local women religious respond to pandemic" March 27, 2020
- Global Sisters Report "Sisters in health care, advocacy and immigration respond to expanding needs of coronavirus situation" March 26, 2020
- National Catholic Reporter "Catholic universities, and a high school, donate medical supplies to hospitals" March 26, 2020
- ZIP 06 "Sister Patty Cook: A Sister of God's Mercy" March 25, 2020
- PIX11 "Brooklyn Sister of Mercy working hard to keep food pantry open" March 24, 2020
- Human Rights Watch "Rights groups urge inclusion of immigrant families in coronavirus relief bill" March 20, 2020
- Gaston Gazette "Holy Angels CEO receives Long Leaf Pine Award" March 20, 2020
- Connecticut Public Radio "Limiting 'Spiritual Distress': Hospital Chaplains Continue to Care Amid COVID-19" March 19, 2020
- St. Louis Review "Mercy's test site is a reminder of its heritage" March 19, 2020
- Mercy Medical Center Baltimore "Mercy Receives Emergency State Approval to Construct a New Hospital Floor in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic" March 18, 2020
- Catholic News Service "Coronavirus restrictions could renew appreciation for community, faith" March 18, 2020
- Global Sisters Report "Q&A with Sr. Helen Amos: 'To be homeless is a health issue'" March 17, 2020
- Catholic News Service "Care for retired religious takes special emphasis amid pandemic" March 17, 2020
- Rio Grande Guardian "Podcast: Mid Rio Grande Border AHEC celebrates 25th anniversary" March 11, 2020
- Chicago Sun-Times "Sister Sheila Lyne, who was Chicago health commissioner and Mercy Hospital CEO, dead at 83" March 10, 2020
- Patch "'Earth: Land and Sea' focus of observance at Georgian Court" March 8, 2020
- Omaha World-Herald "Want a job? To prepare Omaha teens for adult life, tips given on dressing (and buttering rolls, too)" March 6, 2020
- Catholic San Francisco "Martyred Jesuit's life shows courage amid doubts" March 6, 2020
- Pittsburgh Catholic "Exploring two centuries of Catholic sisters welcoming the stranger" March 6, 2020
- Catholic Courier "Rochester-area teens glean pro-life insight during trip to D.C." March 2, 2020
- GoErie "Erie's history rich with faithful female leaders" March 1, 2020
February 2020
- National Catholic Reporter "Mercy sisters cook up recipes for a less-meat Lent (and not just on Fridays)" February 28, 2020
- Gaston Gazette "A gifts from God for the community to love" February 28, 2020
- National Catholic Reporter "How can I go green this Lent?" February 28, 2020
- StartingUpGood "2020 Impact Investing Trends: Faith-Based Investor Engagement" February 25, 2020
- Global Sisters Report "Even if you've not been fed, be bread" February 24, 2020
- KGNS.tv "Greyhound denies Border Patrol searches on buses" February 24, 2020
- Laredo Morning Times "Photos: Large crowds turn out for Washington's Birthday Parade" February 24, 2020
- Catholic News Service "Pope clears way for beatification of Salvadoran Jesuit, companions" February 22, 2020
- TAPInto "UC Principal Sister Percylee Hart Will Receive Lifetime Achievement Award From Union County Commission on the Status of Women" February 22, 2020
- Laredo Morning Times "Laredenses viven tradiciones" February 22, 2020
- The Record "Students have a message for lawmakers" February 20, 2020
- Catholic News Service "A Catholic response to outbreak of Coronavirus" February 19, 2020
- Trenton Monitor "RBC honors Mercy Sisters, service clubs" February 17, 2020
- Cincinnati Business Courier "Business Courier names 2020 Lifetime Health Care Hero" February 13, 2020
- OtherWords "Lessons From Ministering On The Border" February 11, 2020
- Global Sisters Report "A Place to Call Home: Sisters address inadequate housing worldwide" February 10, 2020
- Crux "Mercy Sister on SOTU: Trump tearing families apart worse than Pelosi tearing speech apart" February 7, 2020
- Catholic News Service "Sister who works with Philadelphia homeless attends State of the Union" February 5, 2020
- Global Sisters Report "Presence is vital to recruit younger women for consecrated life, congregations say" February 3, 2020
- Philadelphia Inquirer "Sister Mary Scullion, Philly homelessness expert, to be among lawmakers' guests for State of the Union address" February 3, 2020
- Catholic Courier "Catholic education has deep roots in Rochester Diocese's Tier Region" February 3, 2020
January 2020
- Newswise "Mercy Medical Center Receives CMS' 5-Start Overall Hospital Rating "January 30, 2020
- Baltimore Fishbowl "Mercy High School President Selected for Columbia University Fellowship Program" January 29, 2020
- Global Sisters Report "The astonished abyss of the capital letter O" January 21, 2020
- National Catholic Reporter "Climate organizers: 2020 is the year to mobilize — with young people in the lead" January 21, 2020
- National Catholic Reporter "Catholic immigration activists step up in battle against Trump policies" January 21, 2020
- National Catholic Reporter "Impact investing moves money from 'do no harm' to promoting social good" January 18, 2020
- The Record "Mercy Academy seniors donate time and resources" January 17, 2020
- National Catholic Reporter "Can Catholics and evangelicals sway politics as the 'religious left'" January 17, 2020
- The Baltimore Sun "Mercy's longtime CEO steps down, downtown Baltimore hospital names new leader" January 16, 2020
- Catholic Herald "Dialogue and drones: the US Church reflects on Solemani" January 16, 2020
- KGNS.tv "Community speaks out against Governor Abbott's refusal of refugees" January 14, 2020
- Erie News Now "Mercy Center for Women: Giving You the Business" January 13, 2020
- Global Sisters Report "Sisters discuss Haiti's progress, stagnation 10 years after severe earthquake" January 9, 2020
- The Pulitzer Center "The Nuns of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez" January 8, 2020
- Catholic News Service "Prayer vigil pushes for peaceful solution in Iran crisis." January 7, 2020
- Religion News Service "Amid US-Iran escalation, Pope Francis and Catholic leaders call for restraint, dialogue" January 7, 2020
- Catholic News Service "Morality of drone warfare questioned after attack on Iranian general" January 6, 2020
- America "Catholic leaders speak out as tensions escalate between the U.S. and Iran" January 6, 2020
- Independent Catholic News "US faith groups condemn US aggression towards Iran" January 5, 2020
- Catholic News Service "Migrants benefit from Mercy Sisters' ministry of presence" January 4, 2020