Religious Orders

Companions of the Cross seek ways to keep Church alive

Luke Mandato · January 23, 2026

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.

Mary Ward's legacy lives on in Loretto schools

Luke Mandato · January 20, 2026

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.

Presentation Sisters light shines for 250 years

Newfoundland Sisters fill 2026 with commemorations of order's history

Quinton Amundson · January 19, 2026

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.

Pope Leo to his Augustinian confreres: Listen, be humble, promote unity

Cindy Wooden · September 2, 2025

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.

Leo’s papacy an Augustinian first

Canadian brothers see Pope ‘rooted in the spirit of St. Augustine’

Luke Mandato · May 13, 2025

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.

Sr. Feist's mission story is one of joy

Nun honoured for service by Catholic Missions In Canada

Quinton Amundson · May 2, 2025

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.”

Claretians find new home in Vancouver

Nicholas Elbers · February 27, 2025

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.

Canadian sisters to lead 'Life Fest' conference

Joanna Kozakiewicz · January 21, 2025

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.

Texas nuns in clash with Fort Worth bishop publicly affiliate with irregular traditionalist society

Maria Wiering · September 18, 2024

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.

Where there's providence, there's a way

By God’s grace, Queenship of Mary find land, build motherhouse

Anna Farrow · September 6, 2024

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