Vocation News

Religious and priestly life must be filled with the simple joy of caring every day for what really matters -- faithful friendship with God and one another, Pope Francis said.

Before the pandemic, Felician Sister Desiré Findlay's calendar was completely full. But when the vocation outreach minister came home from a retreat last March, all the scheduled conferences, college visits and other events she was planning to attend were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

When Liz Dodd was formally welcomed as a candidate for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace last November, she took part in the ceremony from her bedroom in London, with her housemates alongside her, while family members, friends and dozens of sisters from around the world joined by Zoom.