The Catholic Association of Propagandists hosted a conference Nov. 15 titled “What’s the use of a cloistered nun in the 21st century?” According to its statutes, the Spanish group is “a private ...

WAHPETON, N.D. - The diamond jubilee for Sister Margaret Mary reflects that "diamonds" are truly rare. The occasion highlighting the Carmelite's 60 years as a cloistered nun point to a simple but ...

Add the Carmelite nuns to the list of Buffalo transplants in Florida. The 14 nuns who had lived a sequestered life in North Buffalo packed up their meager belongings last week and boarded a bus ...

They never, or almost never leave, the convent where they live totally devoted to God, but one lively group of cloistered nuns is participating for the first time in World Youth Day 2023. Four ...

Catherine Coldstream didn't grow up planning to become a nun. Coldstream was from London, and had lived in Paris where she studied composition and performed experimental music. But after her father ...

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, ...

In Cáceres, Spain, the fairytale city where much of House of Dragons was filmed, a sweet secret lies behind the hidden windows of three convents. Inside, cloistered nuns make cookies and sell them to ...

Catherine Coldstream spent 12 years in a Carmelite monastery. Her new memoir is Cloistered. Catherine Coldstream didn't grow up planning to become a nun. Coldstream was from London, and had lived in ...

The superior of the community in San Francisco also addressed parents and promised that they will not regret letting their children choose a life dedicated to the Lord. From left to right: Sister Mary ...