Religious institute
"A religious institute is a society in which members, according to proper law, pronounce public vows, either perpetual or temporary which are to be renewed, however, when the period of time has elapsed, and lead a life of brothers or sisters in common."
This article is about the specific type of Roman Catholic organization called "religious institutes". For the general sense of the term "religious institute", see Religion-supporting organization. For a specific type of institute, see Religious order.
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.
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