Religious Orders

With growth and fullness on the back of full parishes, rising vocations and a newly expanded mission in Quebec, the Ottawa-based Companions of the Cross enter the 2026 General Assembly not only to elect the order’s newest General Superior, but to discern how God continues its call to keep the Church explosively alive.

Centuries after foundress Mary Ward prophesied that “Women in time to come will do much," her Loretto Sisters are seeing Ward's promise alive and well in generations of young women and graduates.

Traditionally, the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (PBVM) — Presentation Sisters — in Newfoundland and Labrador are accustomed to conducting their ministry and pastoral care on behalf of the poor and needy largely under the radar. The calendar year 2026 is poised to bestow a greater spotlight and increased acclaim on this congregation of women religious in gratitude for their societal contributions.

Twelve years after ending two terms as prior general of the Augustinian order, Pope Leo XIV encouraged his confreres in the order to pray to the Holy Spirit for the gifts of listening, being humble and promoting unity.

It was a historic first for the Order of St. Augustine when one of its own, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected as Holy Father.

When the retired Sr. Bernadette Feist, OSU, was informed by Catholic Missions In Canada (CMIC) that she will be the recipient of the 2025 St. Philip Neri Award, she thought “that’s a good way to embarrass a country mouse.”

When shopping for a new home, most buyers avoid the poorer areas. For the Claretian priests who recently moved into the rectory at Sacred Heart Church in Vancouver, it was almost a selling point.

A crew of former Canadians will help lead a Sisters of Life festival at George Mason University in Virginia this week, including an Orillia native who will co-emcee the event.

A Texas bishop is urging Catholics in his diocese not to participate in sacraments with, or financially support, a community of Discalced Carmelite nuns who recently announced a formal association with the Society of St. Pius X.

By God’s grace, the Sisters of the Queenship of Mary found land and built a motherhouse.