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  • Famed monastery to reopen property after founder refuses second order to exile

    Famed monastery to reopen property after founder refuses second order to exile

    • Feb 18, 2021

    After closing one of their locations and setting it aside for the exclusive use of their founder, Italy’s Bose Monastery has announced their decision to reopen the property after the refusal of founder Enzo Bianchi to leave after twice being ordered to do so by the Vatican.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Religious sister preaches Christ through sacred art

    Religious sister preaches Christ through sacred art

    • Feb 2, 2021

    For Sister Vimala Joseph, consecrated life is about the beauty of Jesus.

    By Nirmala Carvalho
  • ‘We need sacramentality,’ Cardinal Gregory tells members of consecrated life

    ‘We need sacramentality,’ Cardinal Gregory tells members of consecrated life

    • Dec 26, 2020

    Virtually addressing members of consecrated life serving the Archdiocese of Washington, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory spoke of the challenges of the past year and thanked them for the work they do.

    By Lynnea Mumola
  • Delegate says Bose founder hasn’t followed Vatican order to leave monastery

    Delegate says Bose founder hasn’t followed Vatican order to leave monastery

    • Aug 20, 2020

    After the founder of an Italian community denied that he has disobeyed a papal order to vacate his monastery over issues of governance, a papal delegate to the group has said the founder is in fact still living on the premises.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Focus on Christ to discover joy in serving others, pope tells religious

    Focus on Christ to discover joy in serving others, pope tells religious

    • Aug 19, 2020

    Men and women religious need to live out their mission serving people by having their gaze fixed on God, not on worldly things, Pope Francis said.

    By Carol Glatz
  • Bose community asks forgiveness for scandal involving founder

    Bose community asks forgiveness for scandal involving founder

    • Jun 25, 2020

    After their founder’s removal last month due to problems of governance, an Italian monastery has issued a public apology for the scandal created by the episode, offering a tic-toc of the events which led to their leader’s exile.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Convent in Turin isolated after 5 nuns die of coronavirus

    Convent in Turin isolated after 5 nuns die of coronavirus

    • Mar 26, 2020

    Among the latest casualties of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Italy are five sisters belonging to a convent in the country’s northern Piedmont region, prompting the immediate isolation and quarantine of the remaining nuns.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Marriage, priesthood, religious life take courage, pope says in message

    Marriage, priesthood, religious life take courage, pope says in message

    • Mar 24, 2020

    Discovering one’s vocation to marriage, priesthood or religious life and making the decision to embrace it takes courage, Pope Francis said.

    By Cindy Wooden
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