Religious Order

Three elderly women religious in Austria fled their nursing home and returned to their longtime monastery, defying church superiors.

An incoming doctor of the church, a “Pilgrimage of Peace” and more are highlights of this week.

CHICAGO (OSV News) — On the 175th anniversary of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini’s birth July 15, the sisters of the order she founded continue on with her tireless work of service …

(OSV News) — While “synodality” might be a new concept to Catholics surprised by the Vatican’s request that dioceses worldwide engage in community discernment from 2021-2024, the U.S. friars of …

California wildfires, the SEEK25 conference and the appointment of the new archbishop of Washington are among top headlines at OSV News this week — listen to more stories in our …

While the word “mission” often calls to mind service in foreign countries, one group has focused for nearly a century on rural areas of the U.S. to bring a Catholic …

‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the days, Our headlines unfolded in newsworthy ways. With faith as our guide, here’s this week’s review, A roundup of stories, both …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The faithful will have an opportunity the weekend of Dec. 7-8 to support the more than 20,000 elderly religious sisters, brothers and religious order priests who …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (OSV News) — Unexpected changes in the federal government’s allocation of EB-4 visas could negatively impact six priests from other countries serving the Diocese of Little Rock. …

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (OSV News) — Father Christophe Komla Badjougou, a priest of the Diocese of Yagoua in northern Cameroon, was in Yaoundé to get his visa to Italy, when he …