Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
We are an international congregation of Catholic religious sisters with an apostolic or contemplative lifestyle who express our mission together with partners-in-mission. As an organization in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, we are present in 67 countries where we work to empower lives, uphold rights, and restore the dignity of girls, women, and children.
Striving towards a Universal Culture of Justice
Through social, community, and pastoral interventions and initiatives, informal and formal education, and advocacy we reach out to persons and communities experiencing abject poverty, inequality, exclusion, and systemic injustices, striving to bring about positive change.
Striving towards a Universal Culture of Justice
Through social, community, and pastoral interventions and initiatives, informal and formal education, and advocacy we reach out to persons and communities experiencing abject poverty, inequality, exclusion, and systemic injustices, striving to bring about positive change.
Sharing a Mission of Reconciliation
Motivated by compassion, reconciliation, mercy, and the inherent dignity of all creation, we respond to a personal call to mission rooted in the transformative power of love.
Sharing a Mission of Reconciliation
Motivated by compassion, reconciliation, mercy, and the inherent dignity of all creation, we respond to a personal call to mission rooted in the transformative power of love.
Leaving No One Behind
We respond to our rapidly changing world and the pressing global realities of today through ministries that serve girls, women, children, and the communities in which they live.
Leaving No One Behind
We respond to our rapidly changing world and the pressing global realities of today through ministries that serve girls, women, children, and the communities in which they live.
Advocating for Human Rights and Justice
We see a world permeated with God’s love, where justice and human rights give dignity to every girl, woman, and child. We advocate to change policies that exclude and systems that dehumanize.
Advocating for Human Rights and Justice
We see a world permeated with God’s love, where justice and human rights give dignity to every girl, woman, and child. We advocate to change policies that exclude and systems that dehumanize.
Safeguarding Annual Report 2025
The Congregation’s 2025 Safeguarding Annual Report offers a global overview of progress in strengthening safeguarding governance, formation, reporting practices and risk awareness across Provinces and contexts.
Building on Province-level self-assessment data, the report marks a transition from establishing safeguarding structures to consolidating consistent, proportionate and accountable practice — guided by solidarity, subsidiarity and synodality.
News and Updates
Stay up-to-date about Good Shepherd life, mission, and ministries in 67 countries across 5 continents.
