Sister Mary Magdalene of the Immaculate Conception Prewitt, a 38-year-old nun in the Dominican order, is often asked how she ...

Assumption Abbey’s halls were once full of monks in simple robes. Now its cemetery is full of simple crosses. “We just lost two from deaths within three and a half weeks,” said the Rev. Cyprian ...

Sister Jane Marie walked slowly into the dimly lit chapel. The other nuns followed behind her. One by one, they found their pews and bowed their heads. Apart from the rustle of prayer books, and the ...

MONTECITO, CALIF. — Brother Nicholas Radelmiller tolled the bell amid the ruins of the Mt. Calvary Monastery, but no worshipers were there to hear it. Down the mountainside, workers revved up their ...

Take FM 1960 deep into north Houston, past the big box stores, service stations and ugly strip malls. Wheel down a side street, and stay alert for the change. When the air turns cooler and the trees ...

Bishop Michael Olson announced Dec. 2 that the Vatican Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life gave permission for the new monastery.

Henry Quinson was a successful currency trader handling a $15 billion portfolio when, at age 27, he walked away from his comfortable life, gave his life savings to charity and joined a rural monastery ...

TLC’s latest entry into the reality ring had me skeptical at the first mention. But after reading the synopses for the reality show The Monastery, I think this could be an interesting show. The ...

The business card Matthew Kells, 40, uses for his media company, Spooky Truth Productions, identifies him as "Caretaker." A few minutes spent with him reveal that his caretaking embrace primarily ...