School Sisters of Notre Dame - Global

14/06/2026

The General Council has been visiting the Sisters in the Province of Africa.
(Photo: General Council, Provincial Council for the Province of Africa, Community/staff at Provincial House in Accra, Ghana.)

12/06/2026

June 12 is the feast day for the 108 Martyrs of World War II, known also as the108 Blessed Polish Martyrs, Roman Catholics from Poland who were executed or died due to the N**i occupation. They were beatified by Pope John Paul II in Poland on June 13, 1999. The group is comprised of 3 bishops, 52 priests, 26 members of male religious orders, 3 seminarians, 8 religious sisters and 9 lay people.

Sister Maria Antonina Kratochwil, SSND, was one of these 108 martyrs. Learn more about her at bit.ly/blessedantonina.

Blessed Antonina and other SSND martyred during World War II are patronesses of Shalom, which is our SSND International Network for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation. These women religious lived and died because of their faith. Today we recognize the significant relationship between their lives and deaths, and all that living Shalom calls us to: to risk all in faith for a more just and truly human world. They inspire in us a renewed commitment to promote a culture of life and address the injustices in the world today. With Blessed Antonina we listen to the cries of all creation and respond in solidarity.

Blessed Antonina, pray for us.



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08/06/2026

One Minute for Peace

One Minute for Peace at 1 pm (Local) - June 8

The International Forum of Catholic Action is once again inviting people throughout the world to stop what they are doing on June 8 at 1 PM (local time) to take one minute to pray for peace.

Launched in support of the “Prayer for Peace” gathering promoted by Pope Francis in the Vatican Gardens in 2014, the cause is ever more urgent. In Pope Leo's words, “Becoming artisans of peace is a commitment for everyone and towards everyone: Caring for peace is caring for life!”

02/06/2026

Please join the School Sisters of Notre Dame in praying the Novena to Blessed Antonina. And learn more about Blessed Antonina, a martyr of World War II.

Sister Maria Antonina Kratochwil was beatified in the group of 108 martyrs of World War II by Pope John Paul II, in Warsaw, on June 13, 1999. The feast of the 108 martyrs including Bl. Antonina is celebrated on June 12 each year. Blessed Maria Antonina Kratochwil and the other School Sisters of Notr...

30/05/2026

Let us continue to pray for peace.

To accompany his constant calls for peace in the world, Pope Leo XIV will lead the prayer of the Holy Rosary on May 30 at 7:00 PM Rome time from the Vatican Gardens.

He will lead the faithful in Shrines around the world in praying the Joyful Mysteries, with each decade being dedicated specifically for those affected by war and violence and entrusting them to the intercession of Mary, Queen of Peace.

The first mystery prays for the victims of war, especially the most vulnerable, while the second is for those who bring words of hope and the comfort of faith to populations affected by war. The third recalls the medical and paramedical personnel and volunteers who bring humanitarian aid every day.

The fourth mystery prays for those who suffer the violence of war, for prisoners and for all who endure humiliations that violate human dignity. The fifth and final Joyful Mystery is dedicated to praying for an end to war and the establishment of lasting peace in the world.

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-preside-over-rosary-dedicated-to-peace-in-vatican-gardens.html

25/05/2026

Presentation of Pope Leo's new Encyclical.

17/05/2026

Laudato Si' Week

Dear friends, it is Laudato Si' Week. Let us strive to intentionally care for our common home by spreading love in every word, thought, and action.

17/05/2026

May we always uphold the truth and the dignity of each person.

09/05/2026

She gave her entire life in response to God’s call for the education of girls, for the unity among the sisters as she held together the order enfolding across the world. Now, she would see her Creator face to face and experience what she believed during her life: 'Our goal is God alone."
-Sister M. Dominica Michalke, SSND, in her reflection on Blessed Theresia at the Feast Day Mass at the Generalate, 9 May 2026
https://gerhardinger.org/mother-theresia-feast-day/
(photo: Generalate Chapel, prepared by Sr. Nikodema)

09/05/2026

Celebrating Blessed Mother Theresia's Feast Day!