(Vatican Radio) Young people in religious life gathered at St Peter’s Square on Tuesday evening, for a prayer vigil at the beginning of World Meeting of Young Consecrated Men and Women. Listen to Christopher Wells’ report: Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, a...

Sr Angela's First Profession, 20th August 2015 - Glencairn Abbey                                             On the Feast of St Bernard, 20th August 2015, Sr Angela Finegan made her first profession of monastic vows received by Mother Marie Fahy, Abbess of St Mary's...

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LET US JOYFULLY CELEBRATE TOGETHER The Rise of the Roses Team warmly invites you to join them in  Knock on Saturday 15thAugust, 2015 for a special day to mark the close of the Rise of the Roses Summer Tour, celebrating Consecrated Religious Life in Ireland. Archbishop...

Margaret Cartwright Director for Vocations Ireland joined with the Adoration Sisters in Belfast to give thanks with the Sisters as they welcomed their new Postulant Anne Cahalin and two new Novices Elaine Kelly and Martina Purdy into their Congregation. Bishop Treanor...

Year of Consecrated Life August 6th 2015. It is with great thanksgiving to God that the Sisters of Adoration Belfast announce joyful news. On Thursday 6th August 2015, the Feast of the Transfiguration, their new Sisters Elaine Kelly and Martina Purdy will be received...

Vocations Ireland offer prayerful congratulations to Br Denis on the occasion of his 1st Profession FRANCISCAN  1st  PROFESSION   Br Denis Aherne, OFM places his hands into the hands of the Provincial Minister of the Irish Franciscans, Friar Hugh McKenna OFM as...

Vocations Ireland are delighted to offer our congratulations to Dr. Andrew O'Connell on obtaining 1st place in the 2015 Catholic press Awards in the U.S. Catholic Media Award for former Vocations Ireland Executive Member Irish Catholic columnist and Communications...

Pope Francis alerts us to the 6 most serious challenges facing "our common home today" LAUDATO SI’: ON THE CARE OF OUR COMMON HOME (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis’ first encyclical is focused on the idea of ‘integral ecology’, connecting care of the natural world with...

Pope: Franciscan vocation centered on littleness, fraternity (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Tuesday met with Franciscans taking part in the General Chapter of the Order of Friars Minor. In his address to the friars, the Holy Father focused on two “essential elements”...

Pope Francis meets with the Religious of the Diocese of Rome (Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis met with the male and female religious of the Diocese of Rome in a private audience on Saturday in occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life. Listen to the report: In his...