The Little Sisters of the Poor (French: Petites Sœurs des pauvres) is a Roman Catholicreligious institute for women. It was founded by Jeanne Jugan. Having felt the need to care for the many impoverished elderly who lined the streets of French towns and cities, Jugan established the congregation to care for the elderly in 1839.[1]
Marie Jamet, Mother Superior for nearly fifty years after Jugan.[2]
The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor was founded in Cancale in Brittany in 1839. In 1847, a house was established in Tours, and communities of sisters began to spread across France. In 1851, the work expanded to England.
In 1868, the Little Sisters came to the United States, where they operate twenty-nine homes to care for the elderly poor.[3]
The motherhouse is in Saint-Pern, France.[1] Internationally, the letters following their name are PSDP. In the United States, however, they are LSP. Today the Little Sisters of the Poor serve over 13,000 of the elderly poor in 31 countries around the world (including homes in the United States, Turkey, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Penang, New Zealand, and Philippines), continuing their original purpose of caring for the elderly. As of January 1, 2014, they were one of the larger religious institutes of women in the Catholic Church, with 234 houses and 2,372 members.[5]
Members, per the evangelical counsels, make vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, but also a fourth, hospitality. They believe hospitality perfects the other three by bringing their religious consecration into the realities of everyday life and giving a spiritual dimension to the many humble tasks of hospitality performed throughout the day.[6] They wear traditional habits, either all-white or black with gray veils.[3]
The Sisters continue the tradition of begging, which was set forth by their founder, Jugan. To provide for the needs of the aged poor, she traveled the roads of France on foot seeking alms. She was recognized by the begging basket she carried. Knocking on doors, she asked for not only money but also for gifts that were needed, such as food, clothing, wood, and wool.[3]
Little Sisters of the Poor versus Pennsylvaniaedit
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act tried to require employers to offer health-insurance plans that paid for contraceptives. The law specifically exempted churches, but not faith-based ministries. Consequently, religious nonprofit organizations, such as Little Sisters of the Poor, were fined if they did not comply with the law.[7]
On 6 October 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a new rule with an updated religious exemption that protected religious nonprofit organizations.[8]Federal JudgeWendy Beetlestone issued an injunction, temporarily preventing the enforcement of that exemption.[9][10] The state of Pennsylvania also sued the federal government to take away the exemption.[11] Pennsylvania asked a judge to order that the Little Sisters of the Poor must comply with the federal mandate or pay a penalty of tens of millions of dollars.[12][13] The state alleged that the religious organization violated the Constitution, federal anti-discrimination law, and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).[14]
On 8 July 2020, in Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had the authority under the Affordable Care Act to allow the religious and moral exemptions,[15] and that the rules for the exemptions are free from procedural defects,[16][14] meaning that the Little Sisters of the Poor need not provide contraception nor abortion coverage in their employees' health plans.
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^"Little Sisters of the Poor v. Azar". Becket. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
^"Nuns fight for religious exemption to Obamacare contraceptive mandate". Court TV. 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
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Thamel, Pete. "From a Gaffe, Some Good for Little Sisters of the Poor", New York Times, September 8, 2011
Leroy, Alexandre. History of the Little Sisters of the Poor
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This article is about the order founded in France For the order founded in Spain see Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly The Little Sisters of the Poor French Petites Sœurs des pauvres is a Roman Catholic religious institute for women It was founded by Jeanne Jugan Having felt the need to care for the many impoverished elderly who lined the streets of French towns and cities Jugan established the congregation to care for the elderly in 1839 1 Little Sisters of the PoorPetites Sœurs des pauvresAbbreviationLSP PSDPFormation1839 184 years ago 1839 FounderSaint Jeanne JuganTypeReligious institute of the Catholic ChurchPurposeCare for the elderly poorHeadquarters3 La Tour St Joseph 35190 Saint Pern FranceCoordinates48 17 37 N 1 59 32 W 48 29361400838414 N 1 9921482741332976 W 48 29361400838414 1 9921482741332976Region served31 countries on five continentsMembership2 372 sistersWebsitehttps littlesistersofthepoor org Contents 1 History 2 Present day 3 Little Sisters of the Poor versus Pennsylvania 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editSee also Jeanne Jugan nbsp Saint Jeanne Jugan foundress of the order nbsp Marie Jamet Mother Superior for nearly fifty years after Jugan 2 The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor was founded in Cancale in Brittany in 1839 In 1847 a house was established in Tours and communities of sisters began to spread across France In 1851 the work expanded to England In 1868 the Little Sisters came to the United States where they operate twenty nine homes to care for the elderly poor 3 Jugan was canonized a saint on October 11 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI 4 Present day editThe motherhouse is in Saint Pern France 1 Internationally the letters following their name are PSDP In the United States however they are LSP Today the Little Sisters of the Poor serve over 13 000 of the elderly poor in 31 countries around the world including homes in the United States Turkey Hong Kong Taiwan India Penang New Zealand and Philippines continuing their original purpose of caring for the elderly As of January 1 2014 they were one of the larger religious institutes of women in the Catholic Church with 234 houses and 2 372 members 5 Members per the evangelical counsels make vows of chastity poverty and obedience but also a fourth hospitality They believe hospitality perfects the other three by bringing their religious consecration into the realities of everyday life and giving a spiritual dimension to the many humble tasks of hospitality performed throughout the day 6 They wear traditional habits either all white or black with gray veils 3 The Sisters continue the tradition of begging which was set forth by their founder Jugan To provide for the needs of the aged poor she traveled the roads of France on foot seeking alms She was recognized by the begging basket she carried Knocking on doors she asked for not only money but also for gifts that were needed such as food clothing wood and wool 3 Little Sisters of the Poor versus Pennsylvania editMain article Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v Pennsylvania The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act tried to require employers to offer health insurance plans that paid for contraceptives The law specifically exempted churches but not faith based ministries Consequently religious nonprofit organizations such as Little Sisters of the Poor were fined if they did not comply with the law 7 On 6 October 2017 the U S Department of Health and Human Services issued a new rule with an updated religious exemption that protected religious nonprofit organizations 8 Federal Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued an injunction temporarily preventing the enforcement of that exemption 9 10 The state of Pennsylvania also sued the federal government to take away the exemption 11 Pennsylvania asked a judge to order that the Little Sisters of the Poor must comply with the federal mandate or pay a penalty of tens of millions of dollars 12 13 The state alleged that the religious organization violated the Constitution federal anti discrimination law and the Administrative Procedure Act APA 14 On 8 July 2020 in Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v Pennsylvania the U S Supreme Court decided that the U S Department of Health and Human Services had the authority under the Affordable Care Act to allow the religious and moral exemptions 15 and that the rules for the exemptions are free from procedural defects 16 14 meaning that the Little Sisters of the Poor need not provide contraception nor abortion coverage in their employees health plans See also editZubik v Burwell a case before the U S Supreme Court on the contraceptive mandate involving the Little Sisters of the PoorReferences edit a b Our Sunday Visitor s Catholic Almanac 2015 Our Sunday Visitor 2015 pp 482 483 ISBN 978 1 61278 830 2 Hambourg Maria Morris Heilbrun Francoise Neagu Philippe 1995 Nadar Collection Michel Et Michele Auer Metropolitan Museum of Art p 241 ISBN 978 0 87099 735 8 Retrieved 20 August 2023 a b c Hamedy Saba With health care lawsuit the Little Sisters of the Poor step into the spotlight The Washington Post January 20 2014 Saint Jeanne Jugan Catholic News Agency Our Sunday Visitor s Catholic Almanac 2015 Our Sunday Visitor 2015 p 486 ISBN 978 1 61278 830 2 Little Sisters of the Poor Archived 2015 02 14 at the Wayback Machine Alvare Helen May 5 2020 The Endless War on the Little Sisters of the Poor Wall Street Journal ISSN 0099 9660 Retrieved May 13 2020 Trump Administration Issues Rules Protecting the Conscience Rights of All Americans U S Department of Health and Human Services October 6 2017 Retrieved May 13 2020 Trump rolls back free birth control BBC News October 6 2017 Federal judge in Pennsylvania temporarily blocks new Trump rules on birth control The Associated Press The Morning Call Little Sisters of the Poor v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Becket Retrieved May 13 2020 Little Sisters of the Poor v Azar Becket Retrieved 2021 05 17 Nuns fight for religious exemption to Obamacare contraceptive mandate Court TV 2020 05 06 Retrieved 2021 05 17 a b Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v Pennsylvania Oyez Retrieved June 14 2020 Wolf Richard July 8 2020 Supreme Court allows religious moral exemptions for employers opposed to contraceptives USA Today Archived from the original on October 6 2020 Retrieved October 9 2020 BREAKING Supreme Court Rules 7 2 in Favor of Little Sisters of the Poor in ObamaCare Contraception Case Fox News Space Coast Daily com July 8 2020 Archived from the original on August 7 2020 Retrieved October 9 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Little Sisters of the Poor Video of the Motherhouse at La Tour Saint Joseph Little Sisters of the Poor national U S site Little Sisters of the Poor national UK site Thamel Pete From a Gaffe Some Good for Little Sisters of the Poor New York Times September 8 2011 Leroy Alexandre History of the Little 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