In my congregation, a perpetual profession of vows comes after 10 to 12 years of initial formation. For women religious, the perpetual profession is akin to wedding vows—permanent and lifelong.

The barefoot and bohemian-style wedding was attended by 100 friends and family members, who witnessed the couple rap their vows and make a wedding music video. "Music has played such a powerful ...

Under Catholic law an annulment is the only way to end a marriage. Applicants must prove that ' adequate consent' was not given at the time of wedding, thereby making the vows null and void.

Stapleton, a recent graduate of Franciscan University, a Catholic college in Ohio, will be among the less than 1% of nuns in ...

Buddhist marriage vows do not centre on promises to make romantic love last a lifetime, but rather on personal and mutual growth between partners. Buddhist wedding ceremonies typically start with ...

Mariah Sawyer (also known as Rebellious Essence or Rebel) and Aaron Sawyer rapped their vows at their home wedding in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Sept. 14. A video of the musical vow exchange has gone ...

Christian Stelly, a native of Opelousas, La., made his monastic simple vows of stability, obedience and conversatio morum (conversion) for three years during a ceremony at Subiaco Abbey Sept. 8. Abbot ...

The serene grandeur of the Crypt Church located beneath the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, a significant Catholic pilgrimage site in the United States ... the first ...

Incoming border czar Tom Homan came out swinging in Chicago this week, saying mass deportations would start in the Windy City, telling residents, “Your mayor sucks and your governor sucks.” ...

A national body of Catholic religious working for justice and peace in India has vowed to protect mother earth from "merciless invasions" that create ecological imbalances and climate change. "Our ...