Comboni Sister Alicia Vacas Moro, a Spanish missionary sister and registered nurse, was one of 14 women to receive this year’s International Women of Courage Award, an annual honor from the U.S. Department of State for women who have demonstrated leadership in their human rights work.
Woman religious honored as one of International Women of Courage
Irish nun receives Women of Courage Award for work in South Sudan
On March 7, Sister Orla Treacy, of the Irish Loreto Sisters, was presented with an International Women of Courage Award by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for her work in Rumbek, South Sudan.