US EditionPope Leo XIV Praises Women’s Religious Orders for Courage, Generosity
Pope Leo XIV praised women religious for their courage and devotion, highlighting their prayer and peace efforts amid violence, and acknowledged their legacy rooted in asceticism.
- On September 22, 2025, Pope Leo XIV held a meeting in Rome with nuns from the Holy Land's Discalced Carmelite community, along with members of three other women’s religious congregations who were attending their general chapters.
- This meeting occurred as a recognition of these orders' long history of fidelity, courage, and their important mission amidst hatred, violence, and societal neglect.
- Pope Leo praised the founders Regina Protmann, Marie Gertrude, Marie-Anne de Tilly, and Saint Teresa of Avila for their dedication and the congregations' care for the poor, peace, and Gospel sharing even to martyrdom.
- He expressed gratitude to the sisters for their valuable work across numerous nations and various settings, encouraging them to stay true to their heritage sustained by Christ's strength.
- The event underscored the Catholic Church's ongoing need for courageous women religious to carry on their work in challenging environments and offered the pope's blessing and prayerful support.
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Pope Leo XIV Praises Women’s Religious Orders for Courage, Generosity
Pope Leo XIV poses for a photo with members of the Discalced Carmelite Sisters of the Holy Land, the Sisters of St. Catherine, the Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate and the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres at the end of an audience Sept. 22, 2025, at the Vatican. (Photo: CNS/Vatican Media) by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In its religious orders, the Catholic Church has an array of strong, courageous and generous women who care for the…
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Northwest CatholicPope praises women’s religious orders for courage, generosity
In its women's religious orders, the Catholic Church has an array of strong, courageous and generous women who care for the poor, defend peace and share the Gospel message of salvation in Christ, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope Leo XIV to religious: ‘God found not one, but many strong and courageous women’
Pope Leo XIV meets with representatives of several women’s religious orders in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Sept. 22, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Sep 22, 2025 / 09:05 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Monday praised women religious... [...]
Pope Leo XIV to Religious: ‘God Found Not One, but Many Strong and Courageous Women’
Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV meets with representatives of several women’s religious orders in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Sept. 22, 2025. The Pope stressed that these women 'paved the way for many others who, like you, have followed Christ in his poverty, chastity, and obedience, carrying on his work, sometimes even to the point of martyrdom.'
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catholicsabah.comPope to women religious: The world needs generous women
In an address to consecrated women taking part in their General Chapters and a group of Carmelite nuns from the Holy Land, Pope Leo XIV praises religious women who respond to God’s call, and highlights the witness of Discalced Carmelites in the Holy Land, with their constant prayers for peace. Read all
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