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Nicaraguan dictatorship takes over Catholic school; three nuns may be deported soon
According to the Nicaraguan media, the police justified the takeover of the school by stating that they must review the... Read more
Catholic organization rescues three nuns trapped amid crossfire in Sudan
The Vulnerable People Project evacuated in cooperation with other institutions three nuns caught in the crossfire of the civil war... 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
Wild West nun Sister Blandina is focus of planned TV series ‘Trinidad’
A trailer for the “Trinidad” series describes Sister Blandina Segale as “an unsung hero of the West who never carried... Read more
Servant of God Mother Mary Lange and the rich history of Black Catholic religious orders
Two centuries ago, Mary Elizabeth Lange emigrated to the United States from Cuba and joined a friend to offer free... 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
The nuns who witnessed the life and death of Martin Luther King Jr
Sister Mary Antona Ebo was the only black Catholic nun who marched with civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.... 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
Meet the Catholic nuns leading the fight against human trafficking
When a 26-year-old Nigerian girl was first forced out on the streets of Italy by her traffickers, she was told:... Read more
Polish bishops recall service of priests, nuns during Warsaw Uprising
Commemorating the 76th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising against the Nazis, the Catholic bishops of Poland released a reflection on... Read more
Potential postulants wait and see as COVID puts convent plans in question
If everything were going according to plan, Jessica would be entering the convent on August 22. Read more
Ruthenian women's community established as eparchial monastery
The Ruthenian Bishop of Parma last week erected Christ the Bridegroom Monastery as a female monastery sui iuris of eparchial... Read more
Polish nun who helped saved Jews during Holocaust dies at 110
Believed to be the “oldest nun in the world,” Polish Dominican nun Sister Cecylia Maria Roszak has died at the... 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
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
Once on the verge of closing, Italian monastery sees vocation revival
The investiture of Sister Maria Vittoria della Croce last month marked the first ceremony of its kind to be held... Read more
How one nun's lifelong service changed Australia's Tiwi community
For Sr. Anne Gardiner, a 62-year-long mission serving Australia's remote Tiwi indigenous population began with one simple instruction: “Love them.” 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
Reported message from kidnapped nun calls on Pope for help
A reported video message from a Colombian nun kidnapped almost a year ago in Mali appeals to Pope Francis for... Read more
Nuns, guns and the Wild West: the extraordinary tale of Sr. Blandina
Billy the Kid, a notorious bank and stage-coach robber of the Wild West, met his match in the most unlikely... Read more
