After a lifetime of service and ministry work, Sr. Nathalie Becquart was celebrated with an honorary doctorate from Australian Catholic University.
Monk Mindset just released The Monastic Mother, a new series of meditations from the cloistered Norbertine Canonesses and experienced Catholic moms.
St. Pachomius the Great was a pioneer in monasticism, writing a rule that would later influence St. Benedict's monastic rule.
While many orders offer short-term guest housing, some take it a step further and offer long-term housing for young women.
Most of the problems causing the vocations crisis aren't easily solved. But student debt? That shouldn't be an obstacle to a religious vocation.
This app and daily meditations teach regular people the life-changing habits that bring monks and nuns peace and productivity.
For 125 years, the Hawthorne Dominicans have cared for the dying poor for free. Now they face jail time for following their faith.
As a Franciscan priest who lived with the homeless, he loved St. Francis. But he founded a new congregation with Dominicans: The Community of the Lamb.
In late November 2025, Cyclone Senyar struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra, triggering severe flooding and landslides that displaced half a million families.
Sr. Simona Brambilla, the first female prefect of a dicastery in the Roman Curia, spoke with Aleteia about peace, rediscovering "the spark," and the role of women.
Every year, it looks as though it won't work out. But against all odds, Sr. Anne has found a way to help 20,000 families over the past 27 years.
A priest blessed the Pittsburgh Steelers' field with Holy Water before their game against the Baltimore Ravens. Now people are wondering if God is a Steelers fan.
Groundbreaking on the Discalced Carmelite monastery in New South Wales will be on January 10. The nuns arrived in Australia in 2019, from Pittsburgh.
The Little Sisters of the Poor once again find themselves in federal court over the contraception mandate.
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“Muccunetti” were created by Benedictine cloistered nuns of the Convent of Saint Michael, in Western Sicily. They are a chewy cookie with a soft interior and a hard almond-based crust.
The attack, carried out late Friday night in the village of Byambwe in North Kivu, targeted a health center managed by the Little Sisters of the Presentation.
