National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations - NFCRV

10/06/2026

Bishop Patrick M. Neary, C.S.C., Named Honorary Chair of Vocation Fund. Bishop of Saint Cloud succeeds Cardinal Seán O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., in supporting educational debt relief for religious vocations
https://www.vocationfund.org/post/bishop-patrick-m-neary-c-s-c-named-honorary-chair-of-vocation-fund

09/14/2026

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.
https://www.vocationfund.org/post/r-i-p-father-charles-shelby-c-m

09/02/2026

Fund grantee Sister Maria Dela Paz, O.S.F. featured in VISION 2027
https://www.vocationfund.org/post/fund-grantee-sister-maria-de-la-paz-o-s-f-featured-in-vision-2027

08/27/2026

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. https://www.vocationfund.org/post/vocation-fund-at-2026-national-council-of-catholic-women-convention

07/29/2026

Congratulations to Father Anthony Vinson, O.S.B. on his 25th Jubilee! 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. Read full post here:

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....

03/06/2026

Our latest VOCATION FUND newsletter is now available online. Click here to read the issue and learn more about our newest grantee.https://f32e9697-1f91-41dd-a762-9e74c799cf7f.usrfiles.com/ugd/f32e96_835bdfa191344d52bc945fc999aeb119.pdf

10/30/2025

Phil Loftus from the National Fund for Catholic Religious Vocations (NFCRV) was welcomed by the Philippine Medical Association in Chicago. He shared insights on how NFCRV helps remove educational debt for those called to religious life. 🌟 Read more about it here: https://wix.to/ktjIRXD

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 withmembers of the Philippine Medical Association in Chicago (PMAC). The event wasgraciously hosted by Drs. Melinda and Greg Tolen...

09/10/2025

52 educational debt relief grants awarded and countless lives transformed. Read our 2024 Annual Report, and see how we support our candidates to religious life through the help of our dedicated board and generous donors! https://wix.to/jMMvcL9

"We awarded our 52nd educational debt relief grant, and we continue to bethankful for the ability to assist every religious sister, brother, and priest in-themakingand the religious institutes they are entering who have applied for a grant," says Executive Director Phil Loftus in the 2024 Annual Rep...

05/08/2025

Habemus Papam! Blessings on our new Pope Leo XIV, an Augustinian from the Chicago Midwest Province.