The Capuchin Franciscans and Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia live the beloved saint’s ministry and spirituality daily, ...

James Martin, S.J., addresses the 2025 assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in Atlanta on Aug. 14. Credit: LCWR Editors’ notes: James Martin, S.J., delivered the following speech ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic religious order. Prevost, 69, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV, was formerly the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis made history in 2013 as the first Jesuit pope and the first pontiff from a religious order in more than a century — the last being Pope Gregory XVI, a Camaldolese ...

Pope Leo XIV is the first pope who belongs to the Order of Saint Augustine, whose principles, priests say, offer a window into what type of pontiff Leo may be. Augustinians follow spiritual ideals ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, the new pope and the first U.S. leader of the Catholic Church worldwide, is already being hailed as a breath of fresh air by some. But the ancient religious order that he’s ...

Though never ordained, Blessed Edmund Bojanowski devoted his life to the poor, the sick, and the young — founding four religious congregations to carry on his mission of Catholic charity. Blessed ...

Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori looks on as Pallottine Father Frank Donio, executive director of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, speaks at a July 22, 2025, Mass during the ...