Nun Maria de Jesus Frayle, 24, holds a tray with fried Christmas figures at the Mothers Perpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament convent in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. It's the fortnight ...

Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday audience, delivered on April 26, 2023. To receive these remarks and more in your inbox every week, sign up for America’s daily newsletter. Dear ...

"He's really old." That was Beate's first thought when she saw Ulrich Heinen, a Franciscan monk, for the first time - and she remembers that till this day. But at 65 at the time, it was not like she ...

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Fire ripped through the Bernaga Monastery in Italy on Saturday, Oct. 11. All 21 nuns living there were evacuated, local ...

A flock of cloistered nuns escaped their nearly 400-year-old Italian monastery after a devastating fire broke out late ...

MEXICO CITY — It’s the fortnight before Christmas and all through the world’s Catholic convents, nuns and monks are extra busy preparing the traditional delicacies they sell to a loyal fan base even ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s the fortnight before ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Most nuns and monks involved in preparing the delicacies are quick to point out that their main mission is to pray, not to cook — and that doing both involves finding a delicate ...