# Religious Life ## Catechism of the Catholic Church _See_ Consecrated Life. ## Vatican II - religious life (consecrated state) — "the state which is constituted by the profession of the evangelical counsels...undeniably belongs to its life and holiness" — [[lumen-gentium-06|LG ¶44–46]] - religious life (renewal and adaptation) — "includes both the constant return to the sources of all Christian life" — [[perfectae-caritatis#^pc-2|PC ¶2]] - religious life (in the missions) — "the religious life should be carefully fostered... precious and absolutely necessary assistance to missionary activity" — [[ag-02#^ag-18|AG ¶18]]