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Religious Life

Doris Reisinger, who said she was subject to abuse by a priest while in a consecrated community, is pictured in Münster, Germany, in this Feb. 18, 2019, file photo. She encouraged every member of a community to know their rights. (CNS photo/Lars Berg, KNA)

Faith

Safer spaces: Protecting the dignity of consecrated people

Carol Glatz|Feb 3, 2022|5 Min Read

Pope Francis holds a candle as he celebrates Mass marking the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 2, 2022. The Mass also marked the Vatican celebration of the World Day for Consecrated Life. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)

Be moved by Spirit, not 'mechanical repetition,' pope tells religious

Junno Arocho Esteves|Feb 2, 2022|4 Min Read

Sister Maris Stella attended the U.S. Naval Academy and enjoyed her years of military service. But she felt God was calling her to an even higher level of service. (Courtesy of Sister Maris Stella via CNA)

Faith

Meet the Navy veteran who became a Sister of Life: ‘My heart was made for something more’

Katie Yoder|Nov 10, 2021|6 Min Read

Sisters at St. Mary’s Abbey pray the Liturgy of the Hours in the convent’s main chapel. Guests are allowed to pray and attend Mass in the visitor section of the chapel. (Isabel Cacho)

Faith

‘The goal is love’: Behind the scenes of the LA Archdiocese’s new podcast

Ann Rodgers|Jul 12, 2021|8 Min Read

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Faith

Pope Francis meets Poor Clare nuns whose monastery was destroyed in 2009 earthquake

Hannah Brockhaus|Apr 26, 2021|3 Min Read

Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella, a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, N.Y., looks on as relatives and friends gather outside the window of her East Williston, N.Y., apartment to celebrate her 108th birthday April 20, 2021. Pictured with her is Sister Francis Daniel Kammer, also an Amityville Dominican. According to searchable public data, Sister Piscatella is the second-oldest living religious sister in the U.S. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Faith

At 108, Dominican sister says God 'just wants me to hang around'

Gregory A. Shemitz|Apr 23, 2021|4 Min Read

Sr. Victoria Kovalchuk with a refugee girl in Athens, Greece, in April 2021. (Alexey Gotovsky/CNA)

Faith

'What I can do is love': This Catholic sister is a missionary to refugees in Greece

Hannah Brockhaus|Apr 15, 2021|7 Min Read

Pope Francis gives the homily as he celebrates a Mass marking the World Day for Consecrated Life in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 2, 2021. (CNS photo/Stefano Dal Pozzolo, pool)

Patience a key virtue in religious life, pope says

Junno Arocho Esteves|Feb 2, 2021|4 Min Read

Nuns pray in Misericordia Church in Olinda, Brazil. (Shutterstock image)

World

Pope Francis tells Brazil's consecrated Catholics: Jesus must be your 'first and only love'

Catholic News Agency|Aug 17, 2020|2 Min Read

Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life, at the Holy See press office, Dec. 14, 2015. (Daniel Ibáñez/CNA)

Faith

As monasteries close, cardinal says contemplative life will not disappear

Hannah Brockhaus|Jul 28, 2020|3 Min Read

Pope Francis uses holy water as he celebrates a Mass marking the World Day for Consecrated Life in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 1, 2020. The Mass was celebrated on the vigil of the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. (CNS photo/Stefano Dal Pozzolo, pool)

For religious, God's love is worth more than any earthly good, pope says

Cindy Wooden|Feb 3, 2020|3 Min Read

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Feb. 1, 2020. (Daniel Ibanez/CNA)

Faith

How to be hopeful? Stay close to the Lord, pope says on Candlemas

Hannah Brockhaus|Feb 1, 2020|4 Min Read

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