Spiritual abuse occurs more frequently than believed, Vatican official says
The Vatican is investigating about a dozen founders of congregations of consecrated or religious life, and the most common allegations
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Mother Angelica’s monastery elects new abbess, asks for ‘continued prayers’ – Catholic World Report
Mother Mary Paschal has been elected the newest abbess of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, Alabama, filling
Fasting may have become a health fad, but religious communities have been doing it for millennia
The practice of fasting has entered popular culture in recent years as a way to lose extra pounds. Featured in
Religious sisters work to combat root causes of human trafficking
YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon – This year’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is being observed July 30 under the theme, Victims’
Habit forming: In religious life, young women gain interior freedom, more family – Detroit Catholic: Read Catholic News & Stories
When a young woman becomes a religious sister, she commits her life to God, taking vows of poverty, chastity and
Don’t let endless discernment lead to ‘analysis paralysis’ – Detroit Catholic: Read Catholic News & Stories
Fr. Bede Jarrett, an English Dominican of the early 20th century, spoke in a letter to a friend of maintaining