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Pope says Church is working to end abuse of women religious by clerics
Pope Francis said Tuesday he is aware that mistreatment and abuse of religious women by clerics is still a problem,... Read more
A look at the Catholics who made final religious vows in 2018
Last year at least 240 Catholic men and women professed perpetual religious vows in the U.S., and a new survey... Read more
Pope Francis: Heal the 'wearied hope' within a wounded Church
Pope Francis said Saturday that he recognized the weariness felt in the priesthood and in religious communities due to the... Read more
Get real: What young religious hope to hear from the youth synod
Tonia Borsellino knows she’s a part of the “one percent” in the U.S. It doesn’t bother her. In fact, she... Read more
Nun in Mexico celebrates 75th anniversary of her first profession
Sister Emma of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 97, celebrated last month her “diamond anniversary” of consecration to Christ. Read more
Murdered nuns' opposition to death penalty leads to life in prison for killer
A man convicted of the 2016 slayings of two religious sisters in Mississippi will not receive the death penalty and... Read more
Good Samaritan Sisters in Chile apologize for sexual abuse case
The Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan in Chile on Tuesday acknowledged the complaint of sexual abuse made... Read more
Contemplative nuns must join federations, Vatican instruction says
The Vatican published an instruction Tuesday aimed at applying norms established in Pope Francis’ 2016 apostolic constitution on women’s contemplative... Read more
Are religious sisters exploited by the Church? Three sisters respond
Last week, the women’s edition of a magazine distributed in the Vatican published an article claiming that religious sisters in... Read more
Pray for each other, Pope Francis tells Stigmatine Fathers
In an off-the-cuff speech Saturday, Pope Francis told members of the Stigmatine Fathers that in community life, fraternity is a... Read more
Holy habits: what school sisters bring to the classroom
In Lincoln, Nebraska, you can tell the seasons by the habits of the School Sisters of Christ the King. Read more
Admit your wounds and receive mercy, Pope tells Chilean priests, religious
Pope Francis said Tuesday that even amid the pain which results from sinfulness, the Church can still serve the world... Read more
What's the secret to 70 years of religious life? The Virgin Mary, this nun says
Sister Crucita has been a member of the Josephine Sisters in Mexico for 70 years. At nearly 100 years old,... Read more
Vocations that only seek to 'climb the ladder' are dead, Pope says
On Saturday, Pope Francis told Colombia's priests and religious that vocations come from a variety of different backgrounds and flourish... Read more
An Indian woman became a nun...because of elephants?
Nine years ago, Christians in the Kandhamal district of Odisha, India suffered the worst attacks against Christians in modern times... Read more
This cloistered nun got her doctorate in aerospace engineering
A cloistered nun in India came out of her convent for an extraordinary reason: to attend a graduation ceremony for... Read more
Nun who received birthday greeting from Pope Francis dies at 110
Sister Candida Bellotti, thought to be the oldest nun in the world, died Saturday at the age of 110. Read more
Pope Francis to nuns: Your joy can change the world
Women who are consecrated to God live “the prophecy of joy,” and this authentic joy is their most credible witness,... Read more
Mexican beauty queen makes 'radical' move to religious life
Esmeralda Solís Gonzáles is a young Mexican woman who was crowned last year as a beauty queen in her native... Read more
Mexican nuns of new order open first US convent in Denver
It seems providential that a new order of Discalced Carmelite nuns, whose charism is to know and to make known... Read more
