The Poor Clares of Belorado, in northern Spain, are digging in their heels in a battle of wills over real estate with the Catholic Church. By Rachel Chaundler One afternoon this past summer, a car ...

The Vatican has deemed one Texas church extinct after one nun confessed to an online love affair with a priest Getty One Texas monastery has been deemed extinct in the eyes of the Vatican, according ...

The Catholic Church’s effort to win young followers relies in part on influencers, D.J.s and two Brazilian nuns with plenty of rhythm. By Jack Nicas Visuals by Victor Moriyama Jack Nicas and Victor ...

Gatesville, Texas, a prison town a hundred miles north of Austin, has six correctional facilities, five of them housing female inmates. On the widely spaced campuses, each surrounded by towering chain ...

More than half a century ago, the Catholic diocese dispatched four nuns to fast-growing Central Florida with a simple charge: Find those in need, those who don’t have many other allies, and help them.

Among the most enigmatic figures on screen, nuns have enjoyed renewed cinematic popularity and a delicious secularisation in 2025. This year, nun characters are having their moment in the spotlight, ...

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Editor's note: This story was reported and photographed in January, before the global pandemic. The text has been updated to reflect the activities of the nuns aimed at COVID-19 prevention. Jigme ...

Flora Derounian is also affiliated with the University of Gloucestershire. The prioress of my needlework school called me and said, ‘listen, I must return to Rome … but if you’re thinking about taking ...