#Nuns

Cloister convent opened for Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia: Sister Akberet, “we can take no more of counting the dead”

A convent of Poor Clare capuchin nuns in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, opened its doors to give spiritual support and some…

Germany: Neuzelle Abbey reborn after 200 years of closing. Mass and Liturgy of the Hours from now on

St Augustine: father Moral (prior general of OsA), “may he help us to bear witness to and announce the Gospel more powerfully”

The numbers of religious life 50 years after the Council. Why the crisis is not yet behind us

The number of men belonging to religious orders in the years 1965-2015 declined by 39.58% (-130 545). Although figures are…

Pope Francis: to women religious, “Moving forward” in enhancing women’s “participation in decision-making in the Church”

Women religious inside the Church. Sister Patricia Murray (UISG): “Can serve at every level, from the Vatican Dicasteries to the most remote jungle areas”

Almost 900 nuns will meet in Rome for the plenary Assembly of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG). For…

Pontifical Yearbook: the figures of the Catholic Church in the world. Higher rates of new baptised, crisis of Europe, increasing numbers of diocesan priests, the difficulties of the religious

There are approximately 1 billion 272 million baptized Catholics in the world that are growing at a faster pace than…