Articles on this issue "consecrated"
John Paul II proposes two ways to foment vocations to the consecrated life: the prayer of the whole Church and the witness of consecrated persons themselves. The Pope made these suggestions in …
read moreJohn Paul II has entrusted for the first time to a woman a post with executive powers in a congregation of the Roman Curia. Sister Enrica Rosanna, 66, was appointed undersecretary of the …
read moreAmong the six people John Paul II will proclaim blessed this Sunday is Sister Giulia Nemesia Valle (1847-1916), an Italian religious who gave her life to God and to others out of love. What …
read moreAmong the six people John Paul II will beatify this Sunday is Eusebia Palomino Yenes, a religious Daughter of Mary Help of Christians, who predicted the bloody Spanish Civil War. The key …
read moreThe poverty, injustice and secularism that darken contemporary society demand a bold proclamation of Christ as Lord, says John Paul II. The Pope expressed this message today when he received …
read moreThe Archdiocese of Nampula has moved to counter attacks against nuns who reported a trafficking network in children and organs. "All the slanderous news spread recently seeks to discredit the …
read moreEthics in the financial realm are possible and urgent, says a document recently presented at the University of St. Thomas, the Angelicum. The document, "Finanza internazionale ed agire morale" …
read moreThe Comboni Sisters of Mozambique are making an appeal "to break the silence" surrounding the disappearance of children who are believed to be victims of organ traffickers. The appeal was made …
read moreThe nuns of the cloistered convent in the Vatican received an unexpected visit from John Paul II when night had already fallen. The Pope's meeting with the nuns of Mater Ecclesiae convent took …
read moreSister Nirmala, who succeed Mother Teresa as superior-general of the Missionaries of Charity, was robbed Saturday by bandits during a tour of rural areas in eastern India. Sister Nirmala was …
read moreFor 80 years, a congregation of women religious has prayed for those working in the media. They are the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master, founded on Feb. 10, 1924, by now-Blessed James …
read moreEach woman who is destined to be the bride of Christ as a religious sister has her own love story to tell. So says Mother Assumpta Long, superior and one of the four founders of the Dominican …
read moreJohn Paul II called on the Brigittine Sisters to be "specialists of the Spirit" and tireless builders of "the great ecumenism of holiness." The Pope made his appeal today during an audience …
read moreHere is Part II of ZENIT's interview with the Rossi sisters, three laywomen theologians at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelicum. Part I appeared Tuesday. Q: Do you …
read moreThe Rossi sisters are an unusual trio. All three are theologians and teach at the same pontifical university. The three laywomen live at home with their mother (their secretary, they say). …
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