The minister general of the Order of Friars Minor, Brother Massimo Fusarelli, established the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe Oct. 17 during a meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, called the "synodal Chapter of Unity," during which the province's first minister provincial,
The Norbertines are prepared to grow with both a new abbey in Orange County, California, and the repurposing of a century-plus-old convent and church in Springfield, Illinois." We've been blessed with a steady stream of vocations -- there has been great growth,"
As we continue to celebrate graduation season, Msgr. Owen Campion looks at the legacy of the Benedictine order, which, centuries ago, modernized the way children were educated: "Before the Benedictines, schooling, as it now is known, was rare. It was one-to-one. A
Religious orders must never tolerate the abuse of children or vulnerable persons, and they must end the practice of moving alleged abusers to other countries, Pope Francis said.
Departing from his prepared remarks during a July 14 meeting with members of three religious
In a further sign that he believes more care is needed in setting up diocesan religious orders, Pope Francis issued a decree requiring bishops to obtain written permission from the Vatican to start an "association of the faithful" as a first step
Recently, Pope Francis issued a motu proprio allowing the non-ordained of “mixed” (i.e., having both non-ordained and ordained) congregations to become major superiors. As Father Carmen Mele writes in an essay for Our Sunday Visitor: “The move indicates developments in an ongoing
Granting an exception to canon law, Pope Francis said the Vatican office that deals with religious orders can permit men's communities that are made up of both priests and brothers to choose one of the brothers to be a provincial superior or
Dubbed the "Rally Nuns," the Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province, a growing congregation of Vietnamese consecrated women religious in Houston, became a viral sensation when they filled the rows of Minute Maid Park for two games of the American League Championship
A U.S.-founded religious order dedicated to serving the spiritually abandoned and empowering the laity, the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, turned 100 this year.
In the early 1900s, Father Thomas Augustine Judge, born to Irish immigrants in Boston, traveled on the
Bishops who want to establish a religious order in their dioceses must first obtain the written permission of the Holy See, Pope Francis said.
Amending canon law, the pope said it no longer is enough for a bishop to consult the Vatican before