Report puts Canada’s vocations to religious life in focus
For cloistered communities like the Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood, interaction with the outside world can be very limited. Yet, vocations in Canada are growing for the order.
Quebec Ursulines leave 17th-century monastery, ending a 400-year era
Children are embracing hands-on Catechism
VANCOUVER – An innovative program has revamped religious education at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Vancouver.
Toronto's Sisters of Life move into ‘spiritual hub’
The Toronto Sisters of Life are opening up a new chapter in their ministry in the heart of the city.
B.C. woman part of record vow ceremony with Sisters of Life
VANCOUVER – On a continent where some longtime religious communities are suffering a decline in numbers, at least one congregation is truly flourishing.
Sisters of St. Ann plan to keep their mission going amid shrinking numbers and climbing age
VICTORIA, B.C. – Over the past 160 years, the Sisters of St. Ann have taught thousands of students, treated thousands more patients, and multiplied social justice efforts in B.C.
Of course Mario Biscardi was given prior notice that he was to receive the highest honour the Vatican bestows on any layperson.
Sr. Elizabeth Kass, advocate for deaf community, dies at age 84
A love that is louder than noise
As a child, I wanted to be famous. It wasn’t so much that I wanted to be well known or revered. Rather, I wanted my life to matter. In my limited childhood understanding, fame was the reward for a life that mattered.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Esmeralda Solís Gonzáles is a young Mexican woman who was crowned last year as a beauty queen in her native town – and now she's joined the Poor Clare Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament.
Better late than never for the religious life
ATHLONE, Ireland - The Catholic Church is "no longer a safe haven for child abusers," said a top priest psychologist who advises the U.S. bishops on child sexual abuse.
Jock picks God over game
Br. Nathan Wayne had an atypical road to the religious life.
A self-described “total jock” during his high school years in Syracuse, N.Y., he was a star player on the Christian Brothers Academy basketball team, a school renowned for its athletics, and also enjoyed football and skiing. The now 26-year-old member of the Legion of Christ credits a few committed recruiters with leading him to where he is today, serving youth across Ontario.