Posts Tagged ‘Relgious vocations’

After 9 years together a couple split up to become a nun and priest

Monday, May 22nd, 2023

Angelo and Paolo were in a relationship for almost ten years, starting when he was 16 and she was 15. They were planning to be married; however, before their wedding, Maria decided that God was intervening and asked her to become a nun. So she left him and joined the Monastery of Carmelo at Ponti Read more

Our religious sisters are burning out

Thursday, March 12th, 2020

Religious sisters all over the world are burning out. The International Union of Superiors General (UISG) in Rome has set up a three-year study to find ways to respond to religious sisters’ needs. Stress and burnout are major reasons many women abandon religious life. The UISGs initiative was highlighted in the monthly women’s supplement of Read more