Father Charles Shelby, C.M., a charter board member of the Vocation Fund, 2015-16. The Vocation Fund Board was saddened to learn of the Aug. 6, 2026 death of Father Charles Shelby, C.M., a charter board member of the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations. Shelby’s service on the Vocation Fund Board overlapped with his time at DePaul University in Chicago, where he served as Vice Chancellor from 2005 to 2016 and as superior of the DePaul Vincentian Residence from 2012

Sister Maria Dela Paz, O.S.F., a Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia and a 2017 Vocation Fund grant recipient, was profiled in the 2027 VISION Vocation Guide, the most comprehensive vocation discernment guide available and one of the most widely circulated publications in the Catholic press. Read the mini profile entitled "Born to serve" here. Dela Paz professed final vows in 2024 and is currently pursuing graduate studies at Loyola University in Chicago.

Vocation Fund Exhibitor's Booth at the 2026 NCCW Convention. Phil Loftus, Vocation Fund Executive Director, is attending the 2026 National of Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) Convention this week in Grand Rapids. With the theme "Speak Lord, Your Servant Is Listening," the Convention runs from Aug. 26-29, 2026. The NCCW's Vocation Purse Club was established in 2016 in collaboration with the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations to help Catholic women entering religiou

Father Anthony Vinson, O.S.B. Vocation Fund Board Chair Benedictine Father Anthony Vinson celebrated his 25th Jubiliee with his confreres at Mass on July 26, 2026. Three other monks were also celebrating Jubilees. Father Anthony, a native of Cedar Falls, Iowa, professed vows as a Benedictine in 2001 and was ordained a priest in 2005, according to his biography on the Saint Meinrad Archabbey website. Father Anthony has served in many leadership roles including director of mona

Inside this issue Lenten Vocation Story 1 Message from Board Chair 2 Message from Executive Director 4 Meet our 54th Grantee 5 Meet Sister Michele Vincent Fisher, C.S.F.N. 6 Invitation to Give 7

Phil Loftus, Executive Director of the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations (NFCRV), was invited by Dr. Lourdes Floro to share information on NFCRV’s grantees with members of the Philippine Medical Association in Chicago (PMAC). The event was graciously hosted by Drs. Melinda and Greg Tolentino at their home. Loftus discussed the vital role NFCRV plays in removing educational debt as a barrier to those discerning a call to religious life. He expressed deep gratitude

"We awarded our 52nd educational debt relief grant, and we continue to be thankful for the ability to assist every religious sister,...

Our work enables young people to answer the call to holiness Inspired by the Church’s call to be “pilgrims of hope on the path to peace,”...

The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations will accept online applications from NRVC members from January 6, 2025 through April...

During this holy season that celebrates the coming of our Lord, we are filled with gratitude and offer special prayers of thanksgiving...

NFCRV Executive Director Phil Loftus takes a moment at the NCCW 2024 Convention in Oklahoma City to thank members of the National Council...

Wonderful to have two friends of the Vocation Fund involved in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre of the...

NFCRV 2023 ANNUAL REPORT LETTER FROM OUR BOARD CHAIR At the close of the Synod on Synodality in October 2023 Pope Francis told those...

The National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations will accept online applications from NRVC members from January 8, 2022 through April...

As we celebrate the coming of the Prince of Peace, we offer special prayers of thanksgiving and hope for all grantees, donors, and...

"As the pandemic eased in 2022, we were finally able to return to face-to-face or physical encounters with each other, and in so doing,...

Recently the Tablet, the diocesan newspaper of Brooklyn, highlighted the challenge to new vocations due to education debt. The article...

The Vocation Fund's inaugural prayer breakfast, held at Big Spring Country Club in Louisville on June 29, gathered local Catholics to...

Louisville Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre will be the keynote speaker at a prayer breakfast hosted by the Vocation Fund on Thursday, June 29...

The Vocation Fund is pleased to welcome Dione Jarboe to our team as Development Associate. Dione hails from Tell City, Indiana and comes...