Articles on this issue "religious"
Here is the statement of Cardinal Franc Rodé, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, in which he explains the motives for the apostolic …
read moreHere is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave March 9 upon visiting the monastery of the Benedictine Oblate Sisters of St. Frances of Rome at Tor de' Specchi. * * * Dear Oblate …
read moreThe Salesian charism has a special task in today's world, marked by what Benedict XVI calls an "educational emergency," says the mother superior of the order's feminine branch. Mother Yvonne …
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read moreHere is the text of the statement made by Sister Eva-Maria Ackerman, spokeswoman for Mother Mary Clare Millea, superior general of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and apostolic …
read moreMen can no longer think of the trafficking of persons as an issue only concerning women, according to a Salesian priest. Father Thomas Brennan, who represents the Salesians at the United …
read moreHere is the full text of the instruction "The Service of Authority and Obedience" published Wednesday by the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. * …
read moreA return to the authenticity of religious life is being encouraged by Cardinal Franc Rodé, prefect of the Vatican congregation that oversees consecrated life in the Church. Cardinal Rodé, …
read moreThe Somascan Fathers and Brothers, meeting in Rome, elected a new superior and vicar general to lead the order. Some 34 Somascan religious met in Rome last week for the order's 136th General …
read moreThe key for religious orders, congregations and institutes to overcome a crisis of vocations is for them to live their love for Christ without concessions and to rediscover the original …
read moreFather Pascual Chávez Villanueva, rector major of the Salesians, has been elected president of the Union of Superiors General for a three-year term. The election was held Friday at the …
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