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Thu Do, L.H.C., a member of the Sisters of the Lovers of the Holy Cross of Hanoi, is a research associate at the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Georgetown University. She is the co-editor, with Thomas P. Gaunt, S.J., of New Faces, New Possibilities: Cultural Diversity and Structural Change in Institutes of Women Religious, published by Liturgical Press.
Sisters of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara, an order founded in Argentina, are seen after the ceremony where they professed vows at Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 1, 2017. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
FaithLast Take
Thu Do
Nearly 400 international religious institutes have extended their mission to the United States. This has helped the ranks of women religious better reflect an increasingly diverse Catholic population.