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Allentown and Scranton Visits Showed Transformation is Possible

By Sister Quincy Howard, OP / October 3, 2024
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Day 2 of our journey began with a site visit to Allentown, PA where the Nuns on the Bus & Friends met with Rev. Dr. Edwards and the amazing staff of the Resurrected Community Development Corporation.  We were floored by the phenomenal work that their leadership and “hope, irrespective of the challenges,” is accomplishing in…

Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, with Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould at the Nuns on the Bus Kick-off rally in Philadelphia, PA, shares glimpses of a future for freedom at a Town Hall

St. Joseph’s Town Hall Gave Glimpses of a Future for Freedom

By Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson / October 2, 2024
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Appropriate for the spirit of this campaign, our journey to hear the hopes and encourage votes for the future began on Monday, Sept. 30, in the City of Brotherly Love, Sisterly affection, and what Bishop Dwayne Royster, Executive Director of Faith in Action, called “kindred kindness.” During an energizing launch at Philadelphia’s Love Park, we…

Love Park-26 Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia

Nuns on the Bus & Friends Tour Launches with Call to Vote

By Sr. Robbie Pentecost, OSF / October 1, 2024
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This message was heard loud and clear across Love Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the kick-off rally for the 2024 Nuns on the Bus & Friends “Vote our Future” Tour. A diverse lineup of speakers made a passionate plea on a wide range of issues, summoning us to be multi-issue voters and to realize that…

Nuns on the Bus: A History!

By Meg Olson / September 27, 2024
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Whether I’m talking to a congressional staff-person, an Advocates Team member, or one of NETWORK’s coalition partners, when I say, “Nuns on the Bus,” their faces light up in a smile. NETWORK’s iconic campaign that involves Catholic Sisters riding a large, wrapped tour bus over the course of many days across many states, captures the…

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, CT-03, speaks at the Nuns on the Bus Media Conference.

The Nuns on the Bus & Friends Tour Launches!

By Virginia Schilder / July 26, 2024
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“This year, it is important to be reminded that nothing is inevitable, that we actually have to “Vote Our Future.” And as Pope Francis reminds us, ‘The only future worth building includes everyone.” We have taken all of this to heart in creating our 2024 bus tour, and we have decided to have a mix of…