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Consecrated Life
Pope Francis Hails "immense gift" of Vocation to the Consecrated Life
Pope Francis on Thursday addressed a message to participants in a conference on consecrated religious life currently taking place in Brazil.
Pope Francis Extends Time to Appeal Dismissal from Consecrated Life
Pope Francis amended canon law on Monday to give members of institutes of consecrated life more time to appeal a dismissal.
Pope Francis Tells Religious Congregations to Take a “zero tolerance” Approach to Abuse
In a meeting with three male religious congregations on Thursday, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of taking a “zero tolerance” approach to abuse.hann
Pope Francis Changes Rules for Major Superiors of Religious Orders
The change allows religious brothers who are not priests to lead their religious communities with Vatican permission.
Pope Francis Updates Canon Law on Dismissal from Religious Institutes
The change follows sweeping reform of the Catholic Church’s penal sanctions.
Never Lose Amazement at God's Wonders, Pope Francis Tells Consecrated Religious
The amazed joy of Simeon and Anna at encountering and embracing Christ at the Temple is a virtue that consecrated religious should remember and imitate, the pope said in a homily addressed to religious brothers and sisters.
Pope Francis Tells Secular Institutes to Reveal God's Love by Their Lives
In a letter on Wednesday, Pope Francis commemorated the 75th anniversary of the first papal recognition of secular institutes, and encouraged the consecrated men and women involved in secular institutes to be “radical and at the same time free and creative, so as to receive from the Holy Spirit the most opportune way of living your Christian witness.”
Be Bearers of “light of hope” amid COVID-19, Zambian Bishops to Consecrated Persons
Catholic Bishops in Zambia have encouraged consecrated persons in the Southern African country to strive to be beacons of hope amid COVID-19-related challenges.
