Pope Francis says prayers of religious are like “oxygen” the Church.
Nuns, monks are ‘beating heart’ of the church, pope says
Vatican releases rules for online learning for ecclesiastical universities
“By making use of distance learning, ecclesiastical faculties could broaden the academic formation they offer, to reach those who, in one way or another, are involved in evangelizing activities.”
Path to vocation varies, especially when sisters start out non-Catholic
Raised in an evangelical Christian family, a young California woman ventures abroad to study among the “dreaming spires” of Oxford University — and is introduced to a whole new world of faith when she decides to enter the Catholic Church.
‘Spiritual but not religious’: What does it mean? Survey offers clues
To determine whether survey respondents to a survey were religious, a more conventional approach was taken: frequency of worship attendance and prominence — how important people said religion was in their life.