"Evolving Religious Life," a continuing series from Global Sisters Report, explores how Catholic sisters are adapting to the realities of congregations in transition and new forms of religious life.

The life of a religious brother unfolds silently in a world driven by countless demands—hidden in prayer, community, and everyday obedience. Yet behind the silence lies a profound human narrative of ...

Apostolic nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles Brown is encouraging young women to consider a vocation in religion, ...

COMMENTARY: In a society that tends to reject or gloss over sexual differences, it is crucial that we recognize the distinctive difference in the way that Our Lord calls and speaks to the hearts of ...

If you are Catholic, one might recognize that the three Church-designated vocation callings are — religious life, marriage, and being single. However, within the Catholic community discourse, one ...

“Knock, knock, knockity-knock! / ‘It’s eight o’clock,’ the Sister said. / ‘Who can it be that comes to see / The convent all abed?’” A young girl crosses the threshold, taking her first steps in ...

(RNS) — While the numbers of priests and nuns have declined in recent decades, many millennials and Gen Zers still find a calling to religious life in the Catholic Church, even if the path to ...

This month's question brings us to the end of our journey with the inspiring group of panelists for the seventh season of The Life. While public discussion often highlights declining numbers in ...

Members of Catholic religious congregations in South Korea have called for concerted efforts to tackle a decline in vocation and blamed secularization as a cause for the decrease in the number of ...

Pope Leo XIV greets a group of religious sisters and priests in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the conclusion of his weekly general audience at the Vatican Aug. 20, 2025. In his first message for the ...

The life of a religious brother unfolds silently in a world driven by countless demands—hidden in prayer, community, and everyday obedience. Yet behind the silence lies a profound human narrative of ...