‘Every day, the Lord visits us, speaks to us, reveals himself in unexpected ways,’ the Pope said. Pope Francis speaks at a Mass on the World Day of Consecrated Life, the feast of the Presentation of ...

Cuba is facing a shortage of religious vocations to the point that the country is losing almost one women’s religious congregation each year. Even so, the presence of consecrated men and women remains ...

Pope Leo XIV greets consecrated men and women during an Oct. 10 audience for the Jubilee for Consecrated Life inside the Vatican’s Paul VI audience hall. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Pope ...

Canon law scholar Eileen Jaramillo examines emerging religious communities and the discernment of authentic charisms. LANSING ...

In his first appointment of a top-level official of the Roman Curia, Pope Leo XIV named Sr. Tiziana Merletti, a canon lawyer, to be secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and ...

If mainstream society's goals throughout history have been stability and aggrandizement, religious communities have had quite different aims. For one thing, religious communities are usually very ...

Fort Wayne’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception today will host a ceremony not seen in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in 25 years – the dedication of a woman as a consecrated virgin. Jessica ...

Change — in structures, thinking and practices — seemed to be much on the minds of women and men religious who participated Nov. 24-26 in the IV Latin American and Caribbean Congress of Religious Life ...

The desire for security is a fundamental human need. In today’s world, many people pursue higher education, stable employment and material comfort in the hope of ensuring peace of mind and a ...

Pope Leo delivers his Angelus address from the window of the Apostolic Palace Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Pope Leo celebrated the service of consecrated men and women ...

The apostles Luke (in Acts 9 - KJV) and Paul (in the first chapters of Romans, 1 Corinthians, and Philippians) both refer to members of Christ’s church as “saints.” The word saint comes from a Greek ...