Two religious sisters serving in the Arlington diocese were honored for a combined 115 years of religious life at a special Mass at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington Feb. 21.

This chapter exclusively explores views and experiences among U.S. Catholics (i.e., the 20% of U.S. adults who say they are Catholic when asked about their present religion). Many Americans who are ...

(RNS) — When Martha Buser joined the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, Kentucky, at 18 years old in 1949, she entered a community of 600 women dedicated to God. But today, the community that was founded ...

Muthoni is a member of the Little Sisters of St. Francis, a Catholic religious congregation of nuns. She is also trained in law and admitted to the Kenyan Bar. In interviews, she has said her legal ...

Not long ago, a young Vietnamese man living and working in Japan called me with a startling question: “Brother, I heard that in religious life there are quarrels, flattery of superiors, and even ...

I used to be Catholic, but I’m not anymore. Can you pray for me? These are not the sorts of things the average person hears from complete strangers, but for Catholic religious women wearing habits, it ...

Sometimes we hold on tightly to what feels safe, familiar or comfortable, but life still calls us to let go, to trust, and to make space for something new. As we move from the feast of the Ascension ...