Religious Life

  • April 26, 2023

Nuns, monks are ‘beating heart’ of the church, pope says

The prayers of nuns and monks are like "oxygen" for all members of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis...
  • January 27, 2023

Day of Consecrated Life is time to renew missionary zeal, cardinal says

The religious-order brothers, sisters and priests and the hermits, monks and consecrated virgins who serve God and the...
  • November 7, 2022

Despair over declining numbers shows lack of faith, pope tells religious

Aging or declining membership should prompt members of religious orders to ask, "What do we do?" but not...
  • September 9, 2022

Show me the honey: Maryland sisters find divine touch in beekeeping

With an apron protecting her long, black religious habit, Sister Deborah Rose Rosado marveled at the steady stream...
  • May 6, 2022

Pope, using wheelchair, meets superiors of women’s religious orders

Meeting with superiors general of women's religious orders, Pope Francis arrived in a wheelchair -- the first time...
  • May 3, 2022

Religious superiors see realism as important part of synod process

With prayer and laughter, songs and furrowed brows, more than 500 superiors of women's religious orders from around...
  • May 3, 2022

Catholic University names street in honor of Sister Thea Bowman

Officials at The Catholic University of America dedicated and blessed a campus street April 29 named in honor...
  • April 29, 2022

‘Embracing vulnerability,’ sisters hope to draw strength, help others

Superiors of women's religious orders from around the world will gather in Rome or online to look at...
  • February 25, 2022

Despite invasion, nuns say they’ll remain in Ukraine to serve the people

Women religious in Ukraine are facing Russia's full-scale invasion of that nation with determined faith and a commitment...
  • February 10, 2022

African American sister says prayer, listening can lead to racial healing

The topic of racism can be a source of conflict. But when Sister Melinda Pellerin found herself in...