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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
- 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
For religious, God’s love is worth more than any earthly good, pope says
- Feb 3, 2020
When one is totally in love with the Lord, then poverty, chastity and obedience are not sacrifices, but vehicles of freedom, Pope Francis told consecrated men and women.

By Cindy Wooden

Spiritual crisis led Oregon woman on journey to become consecrated virgin
- Dec 14, 2019
Next May, Miriam Marston will wear a white dress, receive a ring and stand in front of the altar at St. Mary Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

By Katie Scott
Mercy sister says final vows celebrate life commitment to God, his people
- Jul 28, 2019
The day Sister Renee Kettering professed her final vows as a Sister of Mercy of the Americas, she called it “a celebration of a lifelong commitment to God and God’s people.”

By Catholic News Service
Documentary shines light on England’s only Cistercian monastery
- Jun 24, 2019
A monastery in the Charnwood Forest in the East Midlands of England is the subject of a new documentary that looks at their transition from farming to brewing, while asking deeper questions about the role of religious life in the modern world.

By Charles Collins

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