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Fort Worth nun forced to use bishop-appointed canon lawyer amid dispute with diocese
The Carmelite nun is now appealing to the Vatican after the bishop refused to let her choose her own canon... Read more
Pope Francis: Monks and nuns are ‘the beating heart’ of evangelization
The pope pointed to the example of St. Thérèse of Lisieux and other cloistered religious who sustain the life of... Read more
Called by God from childhood, triplets from Brazil belong to the same religious order
María Gorete dos Santos, María de Lourdes dos Santos, and María Aparecida dos Santos, 57, belong to the Franciscan Congregation... Read more
Ortega dictatorship expels another religious congregation from Nicaragua
The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua has expelled the Religious Sisters of the Cross, thus continuing its attacks... Read more
Sister Simone Campbell to be among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
Sister Simone Campbell, former executive director of the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, will receive the Presidential Medal of... Read more
Six years ago today these religious sisters died in Yemen
On March 4, 2018, four Missionaries of Charity were killed by ISIS in Aden, Yemen. Read more
Spanish nuns evacuated from Ukraine: Christ was with us in the Blessed Sacrament
Before war broke out in Ukraine, Sisters María, María Jesús, and Antonia of the Missionaries of the Congregation of Saint... Read more
French Catholic nun turns 118, making her the second oldest person in the world
Sister Andre Randon, a French nun, celebrated her 118th birthday on Feb. 11. This milestone makes her the second-oldest living... Read more
Pope Francis tells religious sisters to fight back when mistreated by 'men of the Church'
The pope's prayer intention for the month of February is for religious sisters and consecrated women. Read more
Pope Francis asks religious sisters to pray for him: 'It is not easy to be the pope'
The pope also shared a story from the life of St. Therese of Lisieux. Read more
French Catholic nun to turn 117 after surviving COVID-19
Sister Andre Randon, a religious sister in France, will turn 117 years old this week, after surviving COVID-19 last month,... Read more
Report: Catholic nuns in China forced out of convent amid government harassment
Due to pressure from the Chinese government, eight Catholic nuns have reportedly been forced to leave their convent in the... Read more
‘Grant me an undivided heart’: first biography reveals spiritual writings of Sr. Clare Crockett
On April 16, 2016, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador, killing at least 676 people, including a young religious sister called... Read more
Religious sisters in Peru offer free quarantine housing for COVID carriers
A group of Franciscan sisters in Ica, Peru, is offering a facility free of charge as temporary quarantine housing for... Read more
Religious sisters risk lives to rescue the vulnerable amid pandemic
Sister Stan Mumuni dedicates her life to caring for abandoned children with birth defects in Ghana. When the coronavirus pandemic... Read more
Social media message brings big results for Spanish nuns selling pastries
The San Pelayo Monastery, located in the city of Oviedo in the Asturias autonomous region in northwestern Spain, has housed... Read more
Five COVID deaths at Wisconsin home for religious sisters with dementia
Within the past month, a Wisconsin retirement home for religious sisters with dementia has had several sisters die and four... Read more
Catholic snakebite clinic in India saves thousands of lives each year
In most religious orders’ novitiate year, prospective sisters study and pray. Sister Crescencia Sun, however, had another habit to acquire:... Read more
Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly celebrate founder’s feast day
Nearly 2,000 Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly celebrated the August 26 feast day of their foundress, Saint Teresa de... Read more
In South Sudan, the 'Blue Sisters' bring hope to abused women
They were founded three decades ago in southern Sudan, and named the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary. But in... Read more
