Pope Leo XIV urges sisters to foster vocations to religious life in United States

Pope Leo XIV urges sisters to foster vocations to religious life in United States

(OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV encouraged sisters to foster vocations to religious life in the United States in a video message sent Aug. 12. Addressing participants in the Leadership Conference of Women Religious assembly taking place in Orlando, Florida, the pope said "the work of fostering religious vocations is of vital importance," noting that

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Pope Leo addressed the leftist Leadership Conference of Women Religious and praised their annual meeting for including ‘a synodal method of listening, discussion, and discernment.’

Pope Leo XIV to LCWR sisters: 'The church needs you'

"For with your vitality, your witness of a life centered on Jesus, you can contribute to waking up the world," the pope told the 1,300 leaders of US Catholic sisters at their annual assembly.

Pope to Czech youth: 'Witness Christ’s love in your families and society'

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Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in Piazza della Libertà in August 2025. Pope Leo expressed gratitude for “the longstanding contributions” of religious institutions, highlighting their work in “evangelization, education, and caring for the poor and marginalized.”

LCWR presidential address: Religious life must find harmony amid change

"The call we hear is not for ourselves alone. Religious life has never existed for its own sake. It exists for the transformation of the world," said Vicky Larson, president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, at the annual assembly held Aug. 11-14 in Orlando.