The secular media landscape often depicts nuns as stern, joyless and anything but media-savvy. Of course, such a generalization could not be further from the truth, and the Daughters of St. Paul are a prime ...
U.S. Cardinal James Harvey, archpriest of Rome's Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, presided over a thanksgiving Mass to celebrate 100 years of Paulist ministry to the English-speaking community of Rome. After leading the opening ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Holy Spirit, and not the need for recognition, must be the primary motivation in one’s religious life, Pope Francis told consecrated men and women. “Sometimes, even behind the appearance of ...
Kathryn Jean Lopez shares the joy she experienced as the Sisters of Life made their final vows at a Mass celebrated at St. Patrick Cathedral by Cardinal Timothy Dolan on August 6. Cardinal Dolan said, ...
The Vatican is investigating about a dozen founders of congregations of consecrated or religious life, and the most common allegations involve abuse of power or conscience, financial corruption or problems associated with "affectivity," said a ...
Consecrated virgins, hermits and members of religious orders, individually and as communities, should take part in the consultations for the Synod of Bishops, because "to ensure that the synodal church is not a mirage, but ...
As a worldwide religious order, Franciscan friars need to find new and better ways to welcome the diversity of their members and allow it to challenge the ways they live the Gospel in the world, ...
My praises of St. Joseph echo the praises of the multitude of saints throughout the ages who have discovered a sturdy and faithful companion in him for all their needs. St. Teresa of Avila sparked ...
At the end of June, the North American Conference of Associates and Religious -- an organization that has grown in size with the number of associates for 25 years -- will end operations. In their March ...
Consecrated men and women need a solid foundation built on ongoing formation, a clear identity and the "rock" of God's eternal love that sets them free, said a letter from the Congregation for Institutes of ...
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Once Mass is over, does your church become a social free-for-all? Ava Lalor addresses this issue — both the limitation of church buildings & why we need to instill reverence in our sacred spaces
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