In the Catholic Church, a religious institute is "a society in which members, according to proper law, pronounce public vows, either perpetual or temporary...
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following is a list of current Catholic religious institutes. Most are Latin Catholic; however, Eastern Catholic institutes are also included. The list given...
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Church, a religious order is a community of consecrated life with members that profess solemn vows. They are classed as a type of religious institute. Subcategories...
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their two historical categories. Religious institutes are distinct from secular institutes, another kind of institute of consecrated life, and from lay...
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A religious sister (abbreviated: Sr.) in the Catholic Church is a woman who has taken public vows in a religious institute dedicated to apostolic works...
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A religious congregation is a type of religious institute in the Catholic Church. They are legally distinguished from religious orders – the other major...
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which concerns institutes of consecrated life (orders and religious congregations, both of men and of women, as well as secular institutes) and societies...
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The Institute for Religious Research (IRR) is an American Christian apologetics and counter-cult organization based in Cedar Springs, Michigan. It declares...
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consecrated lives in the world (i.e. not as members of a religious institute). Such are the secular institutes, the diocesan hermits (canon 603) and the consecrated...
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The Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE) (Spanish: Instituto del Verbo Encarnado) is a Catholic religious institute founded in Argentina by Fr. Carlos...
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