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

A trio of ex-communicated Poor Clares plan to open Spain’s first “cloistered” restaurant, funded by the sale of gold ingots.

Prime Minister Robert Abela called on the cloistered nuns of St Catherine Monastery in Valletta on Tuesday. He said on Facebook that he called before presiding a Cabinet meeting at the Auberge de ...

The death of a dispatcher and drug-related arrests of police officers thrust an Alabama town into the national spotlight.

They abandoned their relationships, jobs and lives for a total devotion to God and their fellow sisters. What can we learn ...

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 ...

The grocery stores are brimming with cards heralding the arrival of Valentine’s Day. Many cards speak of romantic love, but ...

According to the newspaper Mosaico CSI, the dictatorship’s order was carried out on the night of Jan. 28, forcing some 30 cloistered ... the sisters (in the Monastery of the Franciscan Poor ...

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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Charlotte Wood about Stone Yard Devotional, in which the narrator retreats to a convent to escape the demands of every day life. Soon, disruptions arrive.