Though she long felt a calling, Sister Monica Clare tried Hollywood first. Her book, and a visit, confirm the warmth — and ...

In a quiet recess carved out of the otherwise bustling northside of Dublin City, a group of “Red Nuns” gathered to solemnly watch the funeral of Pope Francis. The late pontiff’s funeral was ...

The Bar Convent has been used as a place of worship, a school for girls, and has since turned into a heritage site, café and guest house, but is still home to 30 nuns. The Bar Convent first ...

The 82-year-old French nun was not supposed to be there, paying tribute to the friend she met when seeking justice for a victim of Argentina's dictatorship. After Francis's body was laid in state ...

LORENZO MELONI/MAGNUM PHOTOS FOR LE MONDE Nuns arrived at dawn in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican to attend the pope's funeral on April 26, 2025. LORENZO MELONI/MAGNUM PHOTOS FOR LE MONDE Pope ...

Sister Geneviève Jeanningros, an 82-year-old French nun and close friend of Pope Francis, was allowed to break Vatican protocol, creating a momentous and profoundly emotional scene at St. Peter’s ...