February 8 Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin (1869 – 1947)
“If I were to meet the slave-traders who kidnapped me and even those who tortured me, I would kneel and kiss their hands, for if that did not happen, I would not be a Christian and religious today.”
--St. Josephine Bakhita
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
According to the office of Mother Mary Clare Millea, the Superior General in charge of directing a three-year study of U.S. women religious orders, some communities are refusing to cooperate with the unprecedented visitation.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A landmark study of Roman Catholic nuns and priests in the U.S. reveals that the aging ranks of predominantly white members is giving way to a smaller but more ethnically diverse group of recruits who embrace traditional prayer and wear religious habits.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Vatican's Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life has begun an immediate Apostolic Visitation to conduct a comprehensive study of institutes of women religious in the United States.
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