The Hilton Foundation’s “Catholic Sisters Convening”: A Case Study in Modernist Apostasy and the Subversion of Religious Life
VaticanNews portal reports on the “Catholic Sisters Initiative Convening” held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from June 10–12, 2026, organized by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Over 130 religious sisters from 23 countries, alongside various “Church leaders” and “development partners,” gathered under the theme “Journeying Together in Solidarity and Hope: Strengthening Communities and Cultivating Shared Impact for the Common Good.” The event, lauded by figures like Sr. Jane Wakahiu and Fr. Hans Zollner, SJ, focused on “safeguarding,” “human dignity,” “community transformation,” and “collaborative responses to contemporary social challenges,” all while conspicuously omitting any mention of the supernatural mission of the Church, the salvation of souls, or the immutable doctrines of the Faith. This gathering epitomizes the post-conciliar Church’s descent into naturalistic humanism, where the religious life is redefined as social work and the Gospel is reduced to a program for temporal welfare.


