A high school classmate gave her a rosary, which is used in a prayer of meditation that draws on the intercession of Mary. She hid it in a dresser drawer. "I was afraid to use it," she says. "It ...

A new apostolic constitution on cloistered nuns from Pope Francis has been met with some confusion and speculation about what it really means for nuns who live the cloistered life. The document, ...

THIRA, Greece — Cruise-ship tourists crowding souvenir shops and couples chasing the perfect Instagram sunset throng the alleyway outside the Monastery of St. Catherine, steps from Santorini’s ...

Catherine Coldstream spent 12 years in a Carmelite monastery. Maureen Corrigan reviews James, by Percival Everett. Mark Daley reflects on loving... Fresh Air Weekend: A former nun's 'Cloistered' life; ...

The Discalced Carmelite nuns of Littleton live a life of cloistered reflection meant to distance them from the outside world and allow members to focus on the world beyond. Problem is, representatives ...

FARMINGTON HILLS (WWJ) - The Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament is home to 32 cloistered Dominican nuns in Farmington Hills. The nuns pray all day for people in Metro Detroit and across the World.

ROME - For centuries they lived in isolation and silence. They spent their lives as nuns in silent prayer, cut off from the world at a convent inspired by St. Clare on the island of Sardinia. Now the ...

ROME (RNS) At a time when vocations to Catholic religious orders are falling, the nuns see their new approach as a means to promote their work and attract newcomers. ROME (RNS) For centuries they ...

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, ...

Catherine Coldstream spent 12 years in a Carmelite monastery. Her new memoir is Cloistered. Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program ...