THIRA, Greece (AP) — 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 ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Sister Theresina Santiago answered her cellphone and heard a woman’s frantic voice. The woman said her friend’s teenage son had just shot himself in the head and was in an ambulance ...

On the outside, the Monastery of St. Clare looks as quiet as a cloistered convent should. The only noise breaking its serenity being the sounds of traffic on nearby Langhorne-Newtown Road. But inside ...

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 ...

Sister Consuelo Peset Laudeña's morning routine is not what one would typically expect from an abbess. Before prayers and ...

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 ...

The Carmelite Sisters, outside of Wahpeton, do not have contact with the outside world. Their life has been one of intrigue and mystery. Until Monday, Oct. 24, no television news cameras had ever been ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Italy may have wine windows, but cloistered nuns have a sweeter surprise in Cáceres. Carrie Honaker In Cáceres, Spain, the ...

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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 ...