Speaking with Vatican Radio on Tuesday, Cardinal Franc Rodé called to attention the need for the Church to place greater emphasis on the vocation of the religious brother. The number of lay brothers ...

On the 24th World Day of Consecrated Life, celebrated on the day of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Pope Francis presides over a mass with thousands of representatives of religious orders, ...

Kinshasa (Fides Service)- “Consecrated life is a concrete reality in Congo today. According to statistics our country has an estimated 11,000 men and women religious among a population of 50 million, ...

Pope Francis’ message was read at the beginning of a Mass for consecrated men and women in Rome’s St. Mary Major Basilica on Feb. 2. Pope Francis greets the crowd at his Sunday Angelus address on Jan.