“Joy Within His House: A Cloistered Nun’s Reflections on Following Christ” provides an inside look at the life of nuns in the cloister, sharing lessons learned from personal experience and …
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Sainthood effort begins for Mother Antonia, the nun who chose to bring Gospel behind bars
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsWritten by Sandra Dibble TIJUANA, Mexico (OSV News) — Antonia Brenner was twice divorced and had raised seven children when she gave up her comfortable life in Southern California to live …
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In its women’s religious orders, the Catholic Church has an array of strong, courageous and generous women who care for the poor, defend peace and share the Gospel message of …
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Mental health initiative, cardinal interviews, St. Maximilian Kolbe | Week in Review
by Megan Marleyby Megan MarleyA USCCB mental health initiative, St. Thérèse of Lisieux relics, a St. Maximilian Kolbe film, OSV News interviews with cardinals and more among this week’s coverage.
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Three elderly women religious in Austria fled their nursing home and returned to their longtime monastery, defying church superiors.
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Catholic-led nonprofits in El Salvador say their future is at risk under a new “foreign agents” law that mirrors one used in neighboring Nicaragua to silence church groups and charities.
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Several hundred Catholic sisters and guests gathered in downtown Atlanta for the annual assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.
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Indian nuns released on conditional bail; advocates, superiors call their arrest ‘unlawful’
by UCA Newsby UCA News“Never have we ever faced such a charge (of forceful religious conversion) in our history,” said the mother superior of the Assisi Sisters.
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Gaza parish attack, Marian devotion & vocations, St. Thomas More exhumation | Week in Review
by Megan Marleyby Megan MarleyCatholic Charities USA, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas and others across the nation are offering material and spiritual aid to those …
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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 …
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