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The Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston is a religious institute of women begun in 1866, at the request of French-born Claude Marie Dubuis, the second Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Galveston, which then included the entire state of Texas. Texas was suffering from the ravages of the Civil War, coupled with ...
The Daughters of Isabella is a spiritual, social and charitable organization that was started as a female auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus.The first circle of the Order was founded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1897, as an auxiliary to the Rev. John Russell Council of the Knights of Columbus for the purpose of uniting all Catholic women in a sisterhood to achieve the following aims; to ...
In Hong Kong, the Catholic Women's League was established in 1937 by two Irish women who were members of the CWL in the United Kingdom. [17] Also in 1931, the first CWL in Africa was established in Cape Town, South Africa. [18] [19] The Catholic Women's League is a member of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations. [18]
In 2020, the Houston Cenacle closed and became the lay-run Emmaus Spirituality Center. [7] Also in 2020, due to a lack of personnel, the Cenacle property in Ronkonkoma, New York was sold to the Diocese of Rockville Centre to provide a residence for retired priests. [8] There are about three Cenacle retreat houses in the United States. [9]
Caritas Internationalis (Latin for ' Charity International ') is a confederation of 162 national Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. [7]
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Louise de Marillac was born out of wedlock on August 12, 1592 [1] at Ferrières-en-Brie near Le Meux, [2] now in the department of Oise, in Picardy.She never knew her mother. Louis de Marillac, Lord of Ferrires (1556–1604), [3] claimed her as his natural daughter yet not his legal h