St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, ‘Woman Who Prays Always’
St. Rose’s success came from spending every minute of every day praying to God, and listening to whatever he was asking her to do in that moment.
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‘Making of Your Life a Gift’: Women Religious Share How They Have Found Joy in Following the Lord’s Call
The Register received insights from women in four religious orders, all of whom are connected to the leadership board of the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious.
Spiritual Mothers: Religious Community Leaders Care for and Guide Sisters to Christ
As spiritual mothers, they emulate the Blessed Mother’s maternal virtues and receive grace to lead their religious families.
Women Religious Across Africa Strive to Keep Their Elderly, Sick Safe From COVID-19
A partnership between the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation saw 62 congregations of sisters implement a health emergency project in care homes.
Wave of Female Monastery Closures Hits Italy
The crisis of vocations, coupled with new policies affecting female contemplative life, is changing Italy’s spiritual and cultural landscape and raising concern and indignation.
Enclosed in Silence: Cistercians’ Life of Prayer Draws Millennial Women
Wisconsin Cistercians attribute their growing membership to young women seeking to live radically for God in a religious vocation.
Two Religious Sisters Slain in Their Mississippi Home
The sisters, both nurse practitioners, were scheduled to work at Lexington Medical Clinic but never came to work Thursday, prompting their co-workers to call the police.
In Case You Missed It: Young Nuns Are a Trend
There is a young and vital presence of religious sisters, novices and postulants in U.S. Catholic life, a new survey has found. The postulants’ average age is 27, while novices have an average age of 29. Temporary professed sisters have an average age of 32.
Ecuador Quake Victim Sister Clare Inspires Hometown: ‘She Died as She Lived, Helping’
Church leaders in Derry, Northern Ireland, describe how the Irish nun’s life and death has impacted the tight-knit local Catholic community.
Religious Sisters’ Continuing Impact on Catholic Education
How and why three communities love to teach today’s students.
