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Does religious life have a future?

February 25, 2016

Many religious orders in the West are declining and ageing, but there’s actually plenty of good news as well

Pope Francis to women religious: where would the Church be without you?

September 25, 2015

At Vespers the Pope also warned priests and religious in New York against 'worldly comfort'

Women entering religious life in England and Wales at 25-year high

April 23, 2015

Forty-five women joined religious orders last year, according to official figures

Report on American nuns to be published later this month

December 04, 2014

Report was completed two years ago but not made public

Pope asks nuns: do we know how to wait for God’s tomorrow?

November 22, 2013

Pope Francis adores Blessed Sacrament while visiting Camaldolese nuns in Rome

‘Without warning I was dropped into a world of genuine faith’

June 18, 2013

A nun describes her dramatic journey from atheism to religious life

Pope tells sisters: you can’t follow Jesus without the Church

May 08, 2013

Pope Francis tells 800 superiors of women's orders: 'What would the Church be without you?'

Number of women joining religious orders triples in three years

June 13, 2012

Last year there were 17 new recruits in England and Wales, up from six in 2009

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