In 1878, two nieces of Pope Pius IX ended their "begging tour" of the West in Omaha, where they could set up the first Order ...

Nuns in the Franciscan Order of St. Clare live in isolation at a Belleville monastery, spending most of their time in prayer, never leaving to visit family, go shopping or even walk in the ...

Archbishop of Burgos, Mario Iceta, announced on Saturday the excommunication of a group of rebellious sisters from the Order of Poor Clares in the town of Belorado in northern Spain. The conflict ...

Known as the Poor Clares, they don’t have TV sets, radios or internet. Private telephone use is prohibited, except in emergencies. But the monastery has electricity, and rising power bills have ...