5 Kinds of Nuns
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Sunday, February 01, 2009 5:03 AM
Today’s the World Day for Consecrated Life and the big news in U.S. women’s religious houses is that the Vatican will be checking in on them (as we reported here).
Why? Vatican Cardinal Franc Rode’s remarks from September might provide a clue. He identified five kinds of nuns in the Church today.
“Under the umbrella of ‘consecrated life’ and behind the statistics there lies a... READ MORE
Filed under apostolic visitation, weekend commentary
Women Religious Visitation
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, January 30, 2009 3:48 PM
Nashville Dominican sisters attend last year's closing Mass at World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia. (CNS)
The Vatican has initiated an apostolic visitation of institutes of women religious in the United States.
The visitation was initiated by a Dec. 22 decree by Cardinal Franc Rodé, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
A press release today regarding the visitation announced it will be conducted under the direction of Mother Mary Clare... READ MORE
Filed under apostolic visitation, women religious
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