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Friar Ian Bremar, O.F.M. Conv. is part of the Profession Class of 2014.

New reports by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) document the latest trends in new membership to religious orders.

Find the latest information about who is entering religious life, what drew them, what influenced them in college, and more at the following links:

Profession Class 2015 study

Meet the Class of 2015

College experiences of women religious

Who entered religious communities in 2015

Global Sisters Report story on who entered religious communities in 2015

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