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 *[[Christian marriage]]
 *[[Afterlife]]
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 == Roman Catholic Religious Orders==
-RC Church has '''hundreds of Religious Orders in various [[Roman_Catholic_Church#Catholic Church Rites (branches)| rites]]''' which operate autonomously from [[Bishops]]. Some Orders are small while other Orders are large even international. Some for women that consist of Sisters or Nuns and Orders for Men that consist of Brothers or Priests. While in the USA all women in Religious Orders are called nuns; actually nuns live in cloisters, like monks; where Sisters work in education, hospitals, and other places.<ref>https://historyofchristianitypodcast.com/2025/09/01/major-roman-catholic-orders-origins-differences-and-their-role-today/</ref>. Followers of an Order report to their Order's superior. The superior obtains permission of a [[Bishop] to have followers work in his [[diocese]] or an [[Archbishop]] to have followers work in his province. The only exception is the Jesuits who report only to the [[Pope]] and can work in any [[Diocese]] or [[Archdiocese]].<br>Married couples & single laypeople may join and participate in secular Orders, such as the Secular Franciscan Order or the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, which allow them to live out their faith while fulfilling family responsibilities<ref>https://dioceseofgaylord.org/vocations/secular-orders-and-associations</ref>. <br><br>[https://globalcatholicresourcecenter.com/catholic-religious-orders-2/ A full list of Latin rite Orders is available via this link]  '''Some of the major orders are below:'''
+RC Church has '''hundreds of Religious Orders in various [[Roman_Catholic_Church#Catholic Church Rites (branches)| rites]]''' which operate autonomously from [[Bishops]]. Some Orders are small while other Orders are large even international. Some for women that consist of Sisters or Nuns and Orders for Men that consist of Brothers or Priests. While in the USA all women in Religious Orders are called nuns; actually nuns live in cloisters, like monks; where Sisters work in education, hospitals, and other places.<ref>https://historyofchristianitypodcast.com/2025/09/01/major-roman-catholic-orders-origins-differences-and-their-role-today/</ref>. Followers of an Order report to their Order's superior. The superior obtains permission of a [[Bishop] to have followers work in his [[diocese]] or an [[Archbishop]] to have followers work in his province. The only exception is the Jesuits who report only to the [[Pope]] and can work in any [[Diocese]] or [[Archdiocese]].<br>Married couples & single laypeople may join and participate in secular Orders, such as the Secular Franciscan Order or the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, which allow them to live out their faith while fulfilling family responsibilities<ref>https://dioceseofgaylord.org/vocations/secular-orders-and-associations</ref>. Religious orders are headed by a [[Superior Religious order | Superior]], [[mother religious order | Mother]], or an [[Abbot]] <br><br>[https://globalcatholicresourcecenter.com/catholic-religious-orders-2/ A full list of Latin rite Orders is available via this link]  '''Some of the major orders are below:'''
 *'''[[Roman_Catholic_Church#Catholic_Church_Rites-branches | Latin Rite Orders]]'''
 ===The Benedictines===

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 == Roman Catholic Religious Orders==
-RC Church has '''hundreds of Religious Orders in various [[Roman_Catholic_Church#Catholic Church Rites (branches)| rites]]''' which operate autonomously from [[Bishops]]. Some Orders are small while other Orders are large even international. Some for women that consist of Sisters or Nuns and Orders for Men that consist of Brothers or Priests. While in the USA all women in Religious Orders are called nuns; actually nuns live in cloisters, like monks; where Sisters work in education, hospitals, and other places.<ref>https://historyofchristianitypodcast.com/2025/09/01/major-roman-catholic-orders-origins-differences-and-their-role-today/</ref>. Followers of an Order report to their Order's superior. The superior obtains permission of a [[Bishop] to have followers work in his [[diocese]] or an [[Archbishop]] to have followers work in his province. The only exception is the Jesuits who report only to the [[Pope]] and can work in any [[Diocese]] or [[Archdiocese]].<br>Married couples & single laypeople may join and participate in secular Orders, such as the Secular Franciscan Order or the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, which allow them to live out their faith while fulfilling family responsibilities<ref>https://dioceseofgaylord.org/vocations/secular-orders-and-associations</ref>. <br>[https://globalcatholicresourcecenter.com/catholic-religious-orders-2/ A full list of Latin rite Orders is available via this link]  '''Some of the major orders are below:'''
+RC Church has '''hundreds of Religious Orders in various [[Roman_Catholic_Church#Catholic Church Rites (branches)| rites]]''' which operate autonomously from [[Bishops]]. Some Orders are small while other Orders are large even international. Some for women that consist of Sisters or Nuns and Orders for Men that consist of Brothers or Priests. While in the USA all women in Religious Orders are called nuns; actually nuns live in cloisters, like monks; where Sisters work in education, hospitals, and other places.<ref>https://historyofchristianitypodcast.com/2025/09/01/major-roman-catholic-orders-origins-differences-and-their-role-today/</ref>. Followers of an Order report to their Order's superior. The superior obtains permission of a [[Bishop] to have followers work in his [[diocese]] or an [[Archbishop]] to have followers work in his province. The only exception is the Jesuits who report only to the [[Pope]] and can work in any [[Diocese]] or [[Archdiocese]].<br>Married couples & single laypeople may join and participate in secular Orders, such as the Secular Franciscan Order or the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, which allow them to live out their faith while fulfilling family responsibilities<ref>https://dioceseofgaylord.org/vocations/secular-orders-and-associations</ref>. <br><br>[https://globalcatholicresourcecenter.com/catholic-religious-orders-2/ A full list of Latin rite Orders is available via this link]  '''Some of the major orders are below:'''
-*[[Roman_Catholic_Church#Catholic Church Rites (branches)| Latin Rite Orders]]
+*'''[[Roman_Catholic_Church#Catholic_Church_Rites-branches | Latin Rite Orders]]'''
 ===The Benedictines===
 Founded in the 6th century by [[Saint Benedict | St. Benedict of Nursia]] Benedictine abbeys remain centers of prayer, retreat, and education worldwide.

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 ===[[Roman_Catholic_Church#Catholic Church Rites (branches)| Byzantine Rite]] Sisters of the order of St Basil===
-The Ukrainian sisters lead effective and innovative ministries in education, spiritual direction, evangelization, and lay collaboration. In all that we do, we bring the rich traditions and mysteries of the Eastern Catholic Churches to those they encounter<ref>https://stbasils.com/about-us/</ref>
+The [https://osbm.church/ Ukrainian Sisters of the order of St Basil] lead effective and innovative ministries in education, spiritual direction, evangelization, and lay collaboration. In all that we do, we bring the rich traditions and mysteries of the [[Eastern Catholic Churches]] to those they encounter<ref>https://stbasils.com/about-us/</ref>
 ===[[Roman_Catholic_Church#Catholic Church Rites (branches)| Maronite Rite]] Orders===

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 ===[[Roman_Catholic_Church#Catholic Church Rites (branches)| Byzantine Rite]] Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat===
-The Ukrainian Basilian Order of St. Josaphat is an international clerical order of men of Papal right, which belongs to the Byzantine church tradition.  It is present in various Churches that possess their own canon law The Order is based on the spiritual heritage of Saint Basil the Great (+379), but its organization as a centralized monastic Order is due to Joseph Veliamin Rutsky (+1637) who laid out its first set of Rules, and the holy hieromartyr Josaphat Kuncevych (+1623) who gave clear direction to the foundation of the Order through his spirituality and his apostolic work centered on Christian unity<ref>https://osbm.info/en/</ref>
+The [ https://osbm.info/en/brief-information-about-the-order/ Ukrainian Basilian Order of St. Josaphat] is an international clerical order of men of Papal right, which belongs to the Byzantine church tradition.  It is present in various Churches that possess their own canon law The Order is based on the spiritual heritage of [[Saint Basil | Saint Basil the Great]] (+379), but its organization as a centralized monastic Order is due to Joseph Veliamin Rutsky (+1637) who laid out its first set of Rules, and the holy hieromartyr Josaphat Kuncevych (+1623) who gave clear direction to the foundation of the Order through his spirituality and his apostolic work centered on Christian unity<ref>https://osbm.info/en/</ref>
 ===[[Roman_Catholic_Church#Catholic Church Rites (branches)| Byzantine Rite]] Sisters of the order of St Basil===
 The Ukrainian sisters lead effective and innovative ministries in education, spiritual direction, evangelization, and lay collaboration. In all that we do, we bring the rich traditions and mysteries of the Eastern Catholic Churches to those they encounter<ref>https://stbasils.com/about-us/</ref>

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 ===The Salesians of Don Bosco===
-[https://www.sdb.org/en Salesians of Don Bosco] Founded in the 19th century by [John Bosco | St. John Bosco]in Turin, Italy, to care for poor and abandoned youth during the Industrial Revolution. One of the largest orders in the Church, they run schools, youth centers, and missions worldwide.
+[https://www.sdb.org/en Salesians of Don Bosco] Founded in the 19th century by [[John Bosco | St. John Bosco]] in Turin, Italy, to care for poor and abandoned youth during the Industrial Revolution. One of the largest orders in the Church, they run schools, youth centers, and missions worldwide.
 ===[[Roman_Catholic_Church#Catholic Church Rites (branches)| Byzantine Rite]] Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat===

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 ===Missionaries of Charity===
-Founded in 1950 by by '''Mother Teresa''' of Calcutta (now St. Teresa of Calcutta) in Calcutta, India. The Missionaries of Charity Sisters (Mother Teresa’s Sisters or the Sisters of Mother Teresa, as many call us) is a religious community in the Catholic Church, their community is totally dedicated to the service of the poorest of the poor, irrespective of social class, creed, color or religion. They choose to show God’s concern for the poorest and the lowliest, remaining right on the ground, while offering immediate and effective service to those in need, until they can find someone who can help them in a better and more lasting way <ref>https://missionariesofcharity.org/</ref>.
+[https://missionariesofcharity.org/ Missionaries of Charity] Founded in 1950 by by '''[[Mother Teresa]]''' of Calcutta (now St. Teresa of Calcutta) in Calcutta, India. The Missionaries of Charity Sisters (Mother Teresa’s Sisters or the Sisters of Mother Teresa, as many call us) is a religious community in the Catholic Church, their community is totally dedicated to the service of the poorest of the poor, irrespective of social class, creed, color or religion. They choose to show God’s concern for the poorest and the lowliest, remaining right on the ground, while offering immediate and effective service to those in need, until they can find someone who can help them in a better and more lasting way <ref>https://missionariesofcharity.org/</ref>.
 ===The Salesians of Don Bosco===

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 ===The Jesuits===
-Founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius of Loyola, a Spanish soldier turned mystic, during the Catholic Counter-Reformation. The largest male religious order in the Church, Jesuits operate renowned universities, schools, and research institutions. They are also deeply engaged in social justice and interreligious dialogue. Their order reports only to the [[Pope]].
+[https://www.jesuits.global/ Jesuits] Founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius of Loyola, a Spanish soldier turned mystic, during the Catholic Counter-Reformation. The largest male religious order in the Church, Jesuits operate renowned universities, schools, and research institutions. They are also deeply engaged in social justice and interreligious dialogue. Their order reports only to the [[Pope]].
 ===Little Sisters of the Poor===
 [https://littlesistersofthepoor.org/ Little Sisters of the Poor] Founded by Saint Jeanne Jugan in France in 1839. The Little Sisters of the Poor are an international congregation of Roman Catholic women religious serving Christ in the elderly poor in over 30 countries <ref>https://littlesistersofthepoor.org/</ref>.