Vatican news Pope Francis encourages the Theatines Regular to joyfully embrace the paths of renewal, communion and service as they celebrate the anniversary of the solemn profession of their founder, St. Cajetan, and his first companions. By Christopher Wells When Gaetano da Thiene, known as Saint Cajetan, and the early Theatines took their first solemn…
Following an investigation, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Consecrated Life has expelled Luis Fernando Figari, founder of the Peruvian religious movement Sodalitium, who was removed several years ago from the leadership of the movement he founded in the 1970s, due to accusations of psychological and sexual abuse, particularly of minors, and financial irregularities. By Salvatore Cernuzio…
Vatican news In a rare audience in July, Pope Francis called on religious of various orders to pray for the vocations that will carry their charisms into the future. By Christopher Wells Pope Francis met Monday morning with members of six religious congregations – the Minims, the Clerics Regular Minor, the Augustinian Sisters of Divine…