The Pope encouraged consecrated religious to scrutinize their motivations and to ask themselves whether they let themselves be moved by the Holy Spirit or by 'the spirit of the world.' Pope Francis ...

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The Pope refered to consecrated persons as "an announcement of God’s presence, made loud and clear in a language that is comprehensible even to our contemporaries," "the eloquent sign of the presence ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has asked Catholics around the world to join him on Friday in consecrating all humanity, especially Russia and Ukraine, to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

During his midday Regina Caeli prayers on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI emphasized the role played by those Catholics who are consecrated for life. Consecrated religious, the Holy ...

Religious hold candles as Pope Francis celebrates Mass marking the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in this Feb. 2, 2017, file photo. The Vatican office ...

Miriam Marston, 38, prays Nov. 14, 2019, in the chapel at the pastoral center in Portland, Ore., where she helps coordinate lay ministry formation programs. This spring Marston will participate in one ...

WAUKESHA, Wis. — The vocation Eileen Belongea will soon enter as a devout Roman Catholic — consecrated virgin, living in the world — evokes images of ancient civilizations and early Christianity. Yet, ...

Around 50 religious and some laity gathered for a oneday recollection on January 31 at the Church of the Holy Family, in conjunction with the Archdiocesan celebration of the World Day for Consecrated ...