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

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

JOHN MALVINO ALFONSOI was waiting for the bus to Mapusa after completing my personal retreat at the Cloistered Carmelite Monastery in Chicalim. A few passengers ...

Hollywood divorces tend to get a massive amount of publicity, especially when they drag on for years on end, growing ...

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

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