Top Catholic sisters share challenges, solutions at Hilton Foundation visit
Before his death in 1979, hotel magnate Conrad Hilton left behind two key instructions for the future of his charitable foundation: that aid be given to Catholic sisters, and that it be given with no “territorial restrictions.”
Forty-five years later, that mandate still guided discussions at an Aug. 25-29 gathering in Los Angeles with leading religious sisters convened by the Catholic Sisters Initiative, where board members and staff were updated on its work supporting Catholic sisters ministering to the poor around the world.
During the meetings, four visiting sisters from Kenya, India, the Vatican, and Texas offered a “complete picture” of what the initiative, which gives away nearly $50 million in grants a year, is accomplishing.