Approaching her 79th birthday on December 30, Sister Gemma Pepera describes herself as “active pre-retired.”

Benedictine Brother Anselm Allen is one of more than 35,000 senior religious who benefits from the Retirement Fund for Religious.

From Vision to Reality

Proceeds from the annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection help religious communities implement long-range retirement strategies.

NRRO Planning Workshop

Recent workshop helps religious communities identify and address retirement-funding challenges.

The Privilege of Aging

A sister shares her journey to cope with serious illness and accept a new way of living.

Donations to annual collection offset retirement shortfall for more than 400 religious orders.

In November 2013, the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) received a $2.5 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, payable over three years. The grant will support the NRRO’s ongoing efforts to help religious communities in the United States address serious retirement-funding shortfalls. Specifically, the funds will be used to assess the impact of… Read More »