A cloistered nun is a woman who has taken religious vows and lives a life of seclusion, typically within a monastery or convent. They are found in contemplative religious orders like the ...

The Catholic sisters are trying to raise funds after they were told to vacate their convent. Prior to that they had joined a ...

life inside the convent is a “paradise,” pointing out that she would always describe contemplative life as “spiritual finesse.” “When you are dealing with cloistered life, always ...

According to the suit, the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Most Holy Trinity is a nonprofit group that owns and operates a cloistered monastery on a 72-acre plot of land in Arlington "where the ...

When I began this project, I thought of nuns as always dour and serious. But they love to laugh and be festive too. Here, Mother Maria del Carmen (at left) and Sister Virginia stand by a dessert ...

When Emma Atkinson told her father that she wanted to be a cloistered Carmelite nun, he thought it was a fleeting desire.

Carmela is a young aristocrat who refuses an arranged marriage and is sent to a convent. Her arrival intensifies the power struggle between the decadent nun Elizabeth, whose influential family ...