Religious Brothers Can Now Be Superiors of Orders with Priests
By Cindy Wooden – Granting an exception to canon law, Pope Francis said the Vatican office that deals with religious orders can permit men’s communities that are...
Category: Religious Life
Pope: Religious Orders Must Handle Their Assets With Care
By Carol Glatz – Because of unscrupulous people, religious communities need to be prudent and diligent when selling their assets and properties, Pope Francis said. The decommissioning...
German bishop suspends sainthood cause for founder of Schonstatt movement
By CNS – Bishop Stephan Ackermann of Trier has suspended the proceedings for the sainthood cause of Father Joseph Kentenich, founder of the international Schonstatt movement. The...
Over 500 Superiors of Women’s Religious Orders Meet in Rome
By Cindy Wooden – With prayer and laughter, songs and furrowed brows, more than 500 superiors of women’s religious orders from around the world gathered in Rome...
After Expulsion from Philippines, Australian Nun Continues Solidarity Work
By Fiona Basile – Philippine elections are on May 9, and a longtime advocate for Filipino farmers will be watching closely – from afar. “The violence has...
Pope to Missionaries of Mercy: Be the Voice of God to All
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Those who are called to be missionaries of mercy are entrusted with the important task of being the face and the voice...
Herders in Lesotho Attend Schools Run by Sisters at Night
By Doreen Ajiambo – It’s 8:30 on a Thursday evening, and dozens of young men are crammed into a classroom, elbowing each other and competing to look...
Court Accepts Appeals of Bishop’s Acquittal in Nun Rape Case
By CNS – Save Our Sisters, a social forum formed to support nuns, has expressed renewed hope after a top court in the southern Indian state of...
US Nun, 83, Kidnapped in Burkina Faso
By Barb Fraze – Armed attackers broke into the convent at Holy Family Parish in Yalgo, Burkina Faso, and kidnapped an American nun sometime between late April...
Book-launch: Journey under the Southern Cross
Sr Brigid Rose Tiernan’s book ‘Journey under the Southern Cross, The Story of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur’ was launched at St Vincent’s School for...
Despite invasion, nuns say they’ll remain in Ukraine to serve the people
By Gina Christian – Women religious in Ukraine are facing Russia’s full-scale invasion of that nation with determined faith and a commitment to service. Two sisters of...
Monasticism sees a renewal as people seek meaning in a rushed world
By Soli Salgado – When Judith Valente, a Benedictine oblate, leads contemplative retreats both online and in monasteries around the country, she has been noticing that laypeople –...
