Pope Francis on Thursday addressed a message to participants in a conference on consecrated religious life currently taking place in Brazil. In his message, he expressed his gratitude for “the immense ...

On the 27th World Day for Consecrated Life, Pope Francis recalled the special role religious brothers and sisters have in the Catholic Church. “In the People of God, sent to bring the Gospel to all ...

Sister Norma Nunez, with the Hospitaler Sisters of Mercy, has served at Metanoia for 10 years. “My vocation is to love the ...

Through the gift of their vocation and their different charisms, consecrated men and women play a central role in the Catholic Church's mission to spread the Gospel, Pope Francis said. "Indeed in many ...

Last weekend we had a glorious celebration at Sacred Heart Convent for the anniversaries of eleven sisters who made their profession of vows, 25, 50, 60, and 75 years ago. These annual rituals are ...

Since the time of the Desert Mothers and Fathers, people have been drawn to a life devoted to God, and many have followed. However, as the number of consecrated religious dwindles, many questions ...

RACINE -Ê To recognize the commitment of priests, nuns, monks and others who dedicated themselves to religious service, Catholics in Racine County and throughout the Milwaukee Archdiocese will ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Father Jorge Torres, a priest of the Diocese of Orlando, Florida, has been appointed as the next executive director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Clergy ...

OGDENSBURG — Sister Mary Eamon will walk down the aisle, in a manner of speaking, on Sunday when Diocese of Ogdensburg Bishop Terry LaValley will celebrate the Mass of Solemn Consecration to the Life ...

This will be the fifth, and last, of my columns in this short series on the Holy Spirit. Admittedly, there is still so much that can and ought to be said about the need for a more robust pneumatology ...

There are many servants of prayer within the Christian way of life. The first servant of prayer is the Christian family. Such an affirmation is an acknowledgement of the sacredness of married life and ...

Pope Francis’ message was read at the beginning of a Mass for consecrated men and women in Rome’s St. Mary Major Basilica on Feb. 2. Pope Francis greets the crowd at his Sunday Angelus address on Jan.