Whenever secularism, a godless system, seems to engulf society, Christianity proves to be the more persistent. This is what we witnessed when hundreds of religious women and men working in Uganda ...

Prayer, poverty, and patience are essential to living religious life, Pope Francis said Friday to a gathering of consecrated men and women. The pope set aside his prepared remarks and spoke ...

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.

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 ...

On the 28th World Day of Consecrated Life, Pope Francis spoke about the importance of cultivating “an intense spiritual life” that is nourished by Eucharistic adoration, intercessory prayer, and ...

Every society has had groups of men and women who have pursued a community life at variance with that of mainstream society, and thus paradoxically transforming their societies for the better. They ...

More than 200 religious men and women attended the Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life held at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor. Representatives of different orders led a candlelight ...

An Indian Catholic devotee holds a cross as she takes part in a protest in Mumbai on Feb. 9, 2015. (Photo: AFP/UCAN files) Feb. 2, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, has in recent years been ...

Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) – More than 600 diocesan and religious priests, nearly 1,500 nuns, and over 200 brothers serving in various parts of Malawi participated in celebrations held on February 7 in ...

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 ...