The life of a religious brother unfolds silently in a world driven by countless demands—hidden in prayer, community, and ...

I find comfort in the routines in life, especially when so much of life seems so uncertain and capricious. For almost a decade, I went running along the same route each day and encountered many of the ...

Father Mendo Saraiva de Refóios Paes de Ataíde found his way to the priesthood through Wisconsin. The Portuguese priest, who serves in the Archdiocese of Lisbon, shared his journey to holy orders with ...

Papal words in Cologne began the process of youthful discernment. Speaking from World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, the “City of Joy,” a Iesu Communio (Communion in Jesus) sister shares her ...

PALMYRA, Pa. (AP) — It was a radical idea, and for many years she had been resistant. But as Zoey Stapleton, 24, walked down a darkened hiking trail, steps behind her parents, she counted back from ...

Consecrated men and women "reveal God's invitation to love him with one's whole life" on earth, in hope of doing so eternally ...

Less than 1% of nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. That number has remained steady in the past decade but shows little signs of increasing. Between 100 and 200 young women enter into a ...

The governance of Catholic higher education in the United States is continuing to shift as fewer and fewer of the faithful enter into religious vocations and a growing number of secular directors take ...

Joseph Sung A Vua did not dare to dream of becoming a Catholic priest over a decade ago because higher education was rare among his nomadic Hmong community. Also, higher education was beyond the reach ...

The weeklong gathering is ultimately expected to host hundreds of thousands of young Catholics, priests, religious, and other visitors attending Mass, catechetical sessions, festivals, and other ...

The life of a religious brother unfolds silently in a world driven by countless demands—hidden in prayer, community, and ...