Becoming an oblate—literally “one who is offered”—means joining a particular Christian monastic community as a kind of lay associate. An oblate takes no vows but does affirm the intention to live by a ...

CATONSVILLE, Maryland — Mother Mary Lange, who founded the first Black Catholic school in the United States and the first religious order for women of color, is an example of courageous resilience the ...

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ROME (CNS) -- Members of the general chapter of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate elected the provincial of the United States to be their new superior general. Oblate Father Louis Lougen was ...

Catholic Answers is pleased to provide this unabridged entry from the original Catholic Encyclopedia, published between 1907 and 1912. It is a valuable resource for subjects related to theology, ...

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruze of Sylhet as the new metropolitan archbishop of Dhaka. The Oblates of Mary Immaculate prelate replaces Holy Cross Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario ...