ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged religious orders on Monday to work and pray harder for new priests and nuns to join, as he acknowledged the congregations’ futures are at risk with the numbers of men ...

This is a campaign photo for the Retirement Fund for Religious. The collection will be held in most U.S. Catholic parishes Dec. 9-10, 2023. (Credit: National Religious Retirement Office) Listen NEW ...

Franciscan Father Jonathan St. Andre encountered the Third Order Regular of St. Francis — the order to which he now belongs — when he was a student at Franciscan University of Steubenville (FUS). “I ...

Canon law scholar Eileen Jaramillo examines emerging religious communities and the discernment of authentic charisms LANSING, MI - For decades, religious life in the United States has often been ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic religious order. Prevost, 69, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV, was formerly the ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin met with Pope Leo and has shared what they discussed.

Survivors of child sex abuse in Irish schools have questioned the establishment of a new Commission of Investigation without an accompanying mechanism for redress. Advocacy groups warned that without ...

Tuan Anh Nguyen's journey to religious life began with a stint as a youth minister, a proposed bargain with God and a (possibly) divine sign in a video game. Though wagering a vocation on his mad ...