religious life

Nun blasts exiled former Spanish king as 'corrupt', 'womaniser', 'thief'

Nun blasts exiled former Spanish king as “corrupt”, “womaniser”, “thief”

75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Vatican is providing moral guidance on nuclear disarmament

75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Vatican is providing moral guidance on nuclear disarmament

'Women are a revolution' - Vatican journalist-turned-critic warns #NunsToo 'revolt' brewing among female religious

“Women are a revolution”: Vatican journalist-turned-critic warns #NunsToo “revolt” brewing among female religious

Minister General of Conventual Franciscans insists COVID-19 'not God punishing us or tripping us up'

Minister General of Conventual Franciscans insists COVID-19 “not God punishing us or tripping us up”

German abbess hopes for 'radical changes' on gender equality in Church

From ‘her’ parish without a priest, German abbess hopes for “radical changes” on gender equality in Church

Women religious support German bishops critical of 'ridiculous' Vatican instruction on parishes

Women religious support German bishops critical of “ridiculous” Vatican instruction on parishes

Jesuit Superior General warns 'democracy can be one of the victims of the pandemic'

Jesuit Superior General warns “democracy can be one of the victims of the pandemic”

Vatican cardinal backs German abbess prosecuted for sheltering refugees - 'God bless her!'

Vatican cardinal backs German abbess prosecuted for sheltering refugees: “God bless her!”

Scalabrinian sisters head to Lesbos to offer 'a future and hope' to refugees

Scalabrinian sisters head to Lesbos to offer “a future and hope” to refugees

Report lifts lid on 'abuses of power and conscience', 'psychological blackmail' in women's orders

Report lifts lid on “abuses of power and conscience”, “psychological blackmail” in women’s orders

German abbess charged with 'aiding and abetting illegal residents'

German abbess charged with “aiding and abetting illegal residents”: “To give concrete help to a person in need can’t be a crime”

Pope pleads - 'Much remains to be done' to end human trafficking, 'an open wound on the body of society'

Pope pleads: “Much remains to be done” to end human trafficking, “an open wound on the body of society”

COVID-19 claims two Italian missionaries devoted for decades to poor in Madagascar

COVID-19 claims two Italian missionaries devoted for decades to poor in Madagascar

Forthcoming Vatican instruction to insist on mutual respect between religious and bishops - report

Forthcoming Vatican instruction to insist on “mutual respect” between religious and bishops: report

Vatican cardinal denounces 'sick system of submission and domination' women religious suffer at hands of men

Vatican cardinal denounces “sick system of submission and domination” women religious suffer at hands of men

World's religious convoke online worldwide prayer for victims of COVID, healthcare injustice

World’s religious convoke online global prayer for victims of COVID, healthcare injustice

Nun speaks out for more leadership for women in Catholicism - 'The Lord wants a change in the Church'

Nun speaks out for more leadership for women in Catholicism: “The Lord wants a change in the Church”

Number of Spaniards identifying as Catholics, attending Mass falls to new low

Number of Spaniards identifying as Catholics, attending Mass falls to new low

Pallottine vice-provincial calls for women's ordination, part-time married priests

“Something must change”: Pallottine vice-provincial calls for women’s ordination, part-time married priests

Camillians cry on feast of founder - 'The pandemic is not a divine scourge'

Camillians cry on feast of founder: “The pandemic is not a divine scourge”

Spiritual heirs of Charles de Foucauld keep up soon-to-be saint's 'apostolate of kindness' to Muslims in Algeria

Spiritual heirs of Charles de Foucauld keep up soon-to-be saint’s “apostolate of kindness” to Muslims in Algeria

German nuns denounce 'dependence' on priests 'takes away our dignity'

German nuns denounce “dependence” on priests “takes away our dignity”

Nun takes charge of German bishop's office - 'The Church as a whole would benefit if there were more women in leadership positions'

Nun takes charge of German bishop’s office: “The Church as a whole would benefit if there were more women in leadership positions”

Need a habit to get through trying times - Take a lesson from monks and try solitude

Need a habit to get through trying times? Take a lesson from monks and try solitude

Expert buries myth sexual orientation of clergy predictor of abuse, points finger at priests' isolation, lack of supervision

Expert buries myth sexual orientation of clergy a predictor of abuse, points finger at priests’ isolation, lack of supervision

Italian missionary dies in Madagascar after 59 years of service to 'poorest of the poor'

“He was simply a Christian”: Italian missionary dies in Madagascar after 59 years of service to “poorest of the poor”

Cardinal Tagle discourages excessive intellectualism in the faith, insists 'the language of evangelisation is charity'

Cardinal Tagle discourages excessive intellectualism in the faith, insists “the language of evangelisation is charity”

German nuns describe search for sacrament during COVID-19 beyond 'dependence' on ordained men

German nuns describe search for sacrament during COVID-19 beyond “dependence” on ordained men

Vatican event honours selfless humanitarian efforts of women religious around the world

Vatican event honours selfless humanitarian efforts of women religious around the world

Former Benedictine Abbot Primate questions Church hierarchies - 'I find none of it in the Gospels'

Former Benedictine Abbot Primate questions Church hierarchies: “I find none of it in the Gospels”