Peace Ministries trustees and staff celebrated Mass together to honor one of its founding trustees.

A liturgy to dedicate the chapel at Holy Name Medical Center was recently held.

Waterspirit’s staff, board and volunteers joined more than 75,000 people in the March to End Fossil Fuels.

Waterspirit celebrated its 25th anniversary with the Joys of the Sea annual benefit. The event featured music, vegan food, wine, a silent auction and fellowship around the sacredness of water.

Ten thousand six hundred. That’s how many meals the sisters and staff at St. Michael Villa packed for people in Haiti.

St. Joseph’s School for the Blind held another successful Walk-a-Thon. Students, families and staff walked from the school on Summit Avenue in Jersey City down the street to Pershing Field Park. There, they continued to walk around the park and then broke out into a dance party.

Holy Name Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing held its 96th annual commencement ceremony for its registered nurse program on May 18 at its Englewood Cliffs campus. The RN Class of 2023 marks one of the school's largest graduating classes with 68 students. The event featured remarks from Michael Maron, president and CEO of Holy Name, and Dr. Randy Tartacoff, medical director of the emergency department at Holy Name. Nurse practitioner Kristen Denaro gave the commencement address. Denaro is a 2014 graduate of the School of Nursing. Danielle LaTesta delivered the valedictorian address.

After a four-year hiatus due to the pandemic, York Street Project welcomed back its Celebration of Hope event. On Thursday, April 27, the Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City was filled with supporters and advocates enjoying food, music and an awards presentation.

Three members of the St. Joseph’s School for the Blind community have been recognized for their hard work and dedication.

Holy Name Foundation held its annual Founders Ball on April 1 at Pier Sixty in Manhattan.

In the past nine months, Peace Care has welcomed three new leaders. To celebrate these appointments, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace and Peace Ministries held a Missioning Ceremony, a formal recognition of entrusting lay leadership with the legacy of the ministry begun by the Congregation.

“Water is not a resource commodity for humans. Water is alive. Water is a living, spiritual, massively intelligent being.”

Those words were spoken during the U.N. 2023 Water Conference by Jessica Keeshig-Martin of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation.

Peace Care, with the blessing of the Congregation Leadership Team of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, has appointed two seasoned long-term care professionals to lead their skilled nursing communities in Jersey City. Robert Reyes, MBA, LNHA, CNHA, FACHCA, is the new administrator at Peace Care St. Ann’s, and Donald Lynch, MPA, LNHA, is the new administrator at Peace Care St. Joseph’s.

Holy Name has appointed Vasantha Kondamudi, MD, as the health system's new executive vice president and chief medical officer (CMO), effective Monday, January 30. As CMO, Dr. Kondamudi will oversee all clinical operations and ensure that patients continue to receive the highest standard of care.