The 12 nuns, living in the Carmelite Monastery, opened their doors for the public for the first time in 10 years Sunday and introduced many to their way of life. The “open house” allowed people a ...

On a sunny Sunday morning, a diverse gathering of 30-plus people meet for Mass at the small chapel Uptown at the corner of Henry Clay and Magazine streets. Some light candles for special requests, ...

Rainy days are the best days for quiet reflection, and it was on one of those days that I drove to the Chuan Yeng Buddhist Monastery in Carmel, N.Y. The drive took me down scenic Route 301, passing by ...

A basket of bread comes around, and the person next to me removes a chunk, holds it up and says, “Bread of life.” I accept it and do the same for the person on my other side. It’s the first time I’ve ...

Vatican City has new tenants: seven nuns from Argentina, who, at the request of Pope Francis, will live in Mater Ecclesiae (“Mother of the Church”), the monastery where Pope Benedict XVI resided for ...

A woman believed to be the world's longest-serving nun who spent 86 years living in a monastery has died in Spain aged 105. Sister Teresita Barajuen died last night according to Sister Maria Romero, ...