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The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, formerly called Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (CICLSAL; Latin: Congregatio pro Institutis Vitae Consecratae et Societatibus Vitae Apostolicae), is the dicastery of the Roman Curia with competency over everything which concerns institutes of consecrated life ...
A religious institute is an institute of consecrated life whose members take public vows and lead a fraternal life in common (Canon 607.2). They are broadly termed as religious and include monastic orders , mendicant orders , canons regular , and clerics regular .
"The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life". Vatican.va. "Concerning 'Religious Institutes' in The Code of Canon Law 1983". Vatican.va. Acronyms and denominations. Lists "List of Contemplative Men's Monasteries in the United States". 31 March 2021
It uses the single term religious institute to designate all such institutes of consecrated life alike. [10] The word congregation (Latin: congregation) is instead used to refer to congregations of the Roman Curia or monastic congregations. [11] The Annuario Pontificio lists for both men and women the institutes of consecrated life that are of ...
A religious institute is one of the two types of institutes of consecrated life; the other is the secular institute, where its members are "living in the world". Religious institutes come under the jurisdiction of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life .
A decretum laudis (Latin for 'decree of praise') is the official measure with which the Holy See grants to institutes of consecrated life and societies of apostolic life the recognition of ecclesiastical institution of pontifical right. When the decree of praise is issued in the form of an apostolic brief, it is referred to as a 'brief of praise'.
One mandatory year of postulancy was also added before the novitiate to strengthen discernment when entering the community. In September 2015, the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life appointed Mgr Blondel, emeritus bishop of Viviers, to be a pontifical commissioner to "guide" the community as a whole.
Simona Brambilla MC (born 27 March 1965) is an Italian Catholic nun who has served as Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life since 2025. She is a member of the Consolata Missionaries and is the first woman to head a department of the Roman Curia .