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Sister Water Project Video Wins National Award

Sister Water Project Video Wins National Award

A video featuring the Dubuque Franciscans’ Sister Water Project was honored with a Lumen Award by the National Catholic Development Conference (NCDC) on September 18. “The Lumen Awards were created…

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DBQ Franciscans Affirm LCWR Statement On Clergy Sex Abuse

DBQ Franciscans Affirm LCWR Statement on Clergy Sex Abuse

Statement of Sisters of St. Francis of Dubuque Iowa Regarding Clergy Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church The Leadership Conference of Women Religious has issued a statement regarding the sexual…

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Sisters Use Goats To Help Clear Invasives On Property

Sisters Use Goats to Help Clear Invasives on Property

As the goats poured out of the trailer at Mount St. Francis, the crowd of sisters gathered outside uttered a collective, “Aww.” The goats are a partnership the Dubuque Franciscans…

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