CONVENT life to some people seems cold and austere, and they see no reason for its existence. They seek no information from reliable sources either because they are not interested or because they ...

Before she entered the Community of St. John Baptist in 2012, Claudette Monica Powell performed in an acoustic rock duo and an improv comedy troupe in Los Angeles. Now she goes by Sister Monica Clare, ...

MENDHAM, N.J. — On a Sunday night during Lent, a circle of Episcopal nuns sat in their lamp-lit library, chatting, knitting and gazing upon an unlikely altar: an orthopedic dog bed cradling their ...

CATSKILL, New York — In the kitchen of St. Anthony’s Convent, the Sisters of Life gathered around the stainless steel countertops to discuss a vital issue: How do you cook bison? “We live by donations ...

Gina Phillips climbs to the top of the levee in a quiet stretch of New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward overlooking the Industrial Canal. She raises her arm to point out the bank of “The End of the World,” as ...