WASHINGTON (CNS) — Nine years ago, Natalie Smith thought something had to be done to reverse the vocations crisis. Smith, a convert to Catholicism who had worked in marketing, felt like there had to ...

Pope Leo XIV has shared his advice for how to discern one’s vocation, starting with the importance of creating space for ...

"Evolving Religious Life," a continuing series from Global Sisters Report, explores how Catholic sisters are adapting to the realities of congregations in transition and new forms of religious life.

By John Oven Guest Column When I arrived at the Davenport Diocese’s vocation ministry workshop for parishes in January, I ...

NEW YORK – When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the nation into lockdown restrictions last spring, Father Michael Zimmerman, like many people, took advantage of the extra time to work on a project that ...

COMMENTARY: In a society that tends to reject or gloss over sexual differences, it is crucial that we recognize the distinctive difference in the way that Our Lord calls and speaks to the hearts of ...

My friends jokingly call me the lay vocation director. It may have something to do with the fact that seven of my closest friends already have entered seminary, and I am only a sophomore in college.

Amid widespread uncertainty and social fragmentation, Pope Francis urged young people to embrace their vocation as "pilgrims of hope," offering their lives generously in service to others and as a ...

Doves and interlocking wedding bands symbolizing the sacrament of marriage are depicted in a stained-glass window at Sts. Cyril & Methodius Church in Deer Park, N.Y. In a newly released document, Pope ...

Is God calling you to serve His Church as priest? Do you know someone who would make a great priest? Are you the family member or friend of a man discerning a vocation to the priesthood and religious ...

If God has gifted you with a love for the poor and a desire to know him more deeply, he may be offering you the precious gift of a vocation to consecrated life. We’d be happy to talk with you about ...

Amid widespread uncertainty and social fragmentation, Pope Francis urged young people to embrace their vocation as "pilgrims of hope," offering their lives generously in service to others and as a ...