In the Catholic Church, "A religious institute is a society in which members, according to proper law, pronounce public vows, either perpetual or temporary...

following is a list of current Catholic religious institutes. Most are Latin Catholic; however, Eastern Catholic institutes are also included. The list given...

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...

their two historical categories. Religious institutes are distinct from secular institutes, another kind of institute of consecrated life, and from lay...

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...

A religious congregation is a type of religious institute in the Catholic Church. They are legally distinguished from religious orders – the other major...

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...

all, religious communities founded after the year AD 1000, as well as the Augustinians, who date from earlier. A province of a religious institute is typically...

prevalent in other traditions. In the Catholic tradition, there are many religious institutes of nuns and sisters (the female equivalent of male monks or friars)...

A religious brother (abbreviated Br. or Bro.) is a member of a religious institute or religious order who commits himself to following Christ in consecrated...