SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Ariz. (KGUN) — Perched on a hill in Sonoita, Ariz. is the Santa Rita Abbey. It over looks the trees and the mountains as silence envelops the entire area. The chirping birds and the ...

Sister Anna Maria of the Sacred Heart, an Italian nun, turned 106 March 14 at her monastery near Milan, where she continues ...

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 ...

Sr. Maria Elena Romero compares the work of contemplative life in this historic Synod of Bishops to that of the soldiers who guard for attacks in the rear of a mass of soldiers during battle. "There ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican Gardens is seen in this file photo from February 2013 when it was undergoing remodeling to serve as the residence of retired Pope Benedict XVI. (CNS ...