Catholic women leaders from journalism, religious life, parish ministry and grassroots organizing discussed the expanding – ...

What do we lose when we lose organized religion, which has been in steep decline across the globe since 2007? Two new books offer very different answers — and very different approaches — to this ...

Two religious sisters serving in the Arlington diocese were honored for a combined 115 years of religious life at a special ...

(RNS) — 'In a time of such division and polarization, it seems important to not lose this group that are united and unified in their mission of doing good works,' said filmmaker Morgan Atkinson. (RNS) ...

Sometimes we hold on tightly to what feels safe, familiar or comfortable, but life still calls us to let go, to trust, and to make space for something new. As we move from the feast of the Ascension ...

Not long ago, a young Vietnamese man living and working in Japan called me with a startling question: “Brother, I heard that in religious life there are quarrels, flattery of superiors, and even ...

I used to be Catholic, but I’m not anymore. Can you pray for me? These are not the sorts of things the average person hears from complete strangers, but for Catholic religious women wearing habits, it ...

Tens of thousands of walkers turned out for the 22nd annual Walk for Life West Coast held in the streets of downtown San Francisco on Jan. 24 to call for an end to legalized abortion. Although open to ...

Josephite Father William Norvel, a forceful voice for Black Catholic identity who spent more than six decades challenging the ...

(RNS) — When Martha Buser joined the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, Kentucky, at 18 years old in 1949, she entered a community of 600 women dedicated to God. But today, the community that was founded ...