PALMYRA, Pa. (AP) — It was a radical idea, and for many years she had been resistant. But as Zoey Stapleton, 24, walked down a darkened hiking trail, steps behind her parents, she counted back from ...

"Evolving Religious Life," a continuing series from Global Sisters Report, explores how Catholic sisters are adapting to the realities of congregations in transition and new forms of religious life.

Less than 1% of nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. That number has remained steady in the past decade but shows little signs of increasing. Between 100 and 200 young women enter into a ...

Consecrated men and women "reveal God's invitation to love him with one's whole life" on earth, in hope of doing so eternally in heaven, said Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks, chairman of the US Conference ...

The Knights encourage local councils and parishes to raise money for seminarians in the area — for every $500 a local council distributes to an individual, the Supreme Council refunds the local ...

Less than 1% of nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. That number has remained steady in the past decade but shows little signs of increasing. Between 100 and 200 young women enter into a ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Elegant cups filled with tea and delicate scones, with a side of good conversation. But this was not a typical “high tea.” This tea featured the presence of various religious ...

In a Catholic village in northern Vietnam, the ordination of a new priest can feel like a community-wide celebration. Streets are decorated, relatives travel long distances to attend the first Mass, ...