Number of women joining religious orders triples in three years

Friday, June 15th, 2012

The number of women joining religious orders in England and Wales has almost tripled in the last three years, according to bishops’ conference figures.

In 2011 there were 17 new women recruits to orders across the country, up from six in 2009.

Asked if this marked the beginning of a revival for women religious in Britain Fr Richard Nesbitt, Westminster vocations director, said “something is definitely happening”. Continue reading

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