Holy trouble: The Sisters of Charity versus President Trump

Holy trouble: The Sisters of Charity versus President Trump

The Sisters of Charity in New York have vowed to make the plight of vulnerable immigrants and their children part of their final mission before the order closes or comes to "fulfilment" as they call it.

New York nuns challenge Trump immigration crackdowns in their final years

A group of aging Catholic nuns in New York has turned immigrant rights into their last great cause. They stage regular protests outside a New Jersey detention center and fund U.S. passports for children separated from parents held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Sisters of Charity, whose roots in Manhattan stretch back to 1817, announced in 2023 they would close the order after 25 years without a single new recruit. Now numbering jus…