ROME - For centuries they lived in isolation and silence. They spent their lives as nuns in silent prayer, cut off from the world at a convent inspired by St. Clare on the island of Sardinia. Now the ...

THIRA, Greece — Cruise-ship tourists crowding souvenir shops and couples chasing the perfect Instagram sunset throng the alleyway outside the Monastery of St. Catherine, steps from Santorini’s ...

Catherine Coldstream spent 12 years in a Carmelite monastery. Her new memoir is Cloistered. Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program ...

FARMINGTON HILLS (WWJ) - The Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament is home to 32 cloistered Dominican nuns in Farmington Hills. The nuns pray all day for people in Metro Detroit and across the World.

The Discalced Carmelite nuns of Littleton live a life of cloistered reflection meant to distance them from the outside world and allow members to focus on the world beyond. Problem is, representatives ...

ROME (RNS) At a time when vocations to Catholic religious orders are falling, the nuns see their new approach as a means to promote their work and attract newcomers. ROME (RNS) For centuries they ...

The Carmelite Sisters, outside of Wahpeton, do not have contact with the outside world. Their life has been one of intrigue and mystery. Until Monday, Oct. 24, no television news cameras had ever been ...

Catherine Coldstream spent 12 years in a Carmelite monastery. Maureen Corrigan reviews James, by Percival Everett. Mark Daley reflects on loving... Fresh Air Weekend: A former nun's 'Cloistered' life; ...

Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, ...