The exterior of the new monastery under construction in Elkhorn, Nebraska. It's expected to be finished in March. Sister Theresina Santiago, of the Poor Clare Sisters, walks through the new monastery ...

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 ...

To mark the anniversary of the founder of what came to be known as the Poor Clares, the sisters of the Order of St. Clare will welcome visitors to celebrate 9 a.m. Mass and join them afterward for a ...

The Poor Clares follow the Rule of St. Clare — which was approved by Pope Innocent IV two days before Clare’s death in 1253 — and take vows of poverty, obedience, and chastity. The Poor Clares of ...

Watch the sunset from Cunningham Lake on May 29, 2024 Just as when their order arrived in Omaha in 1878, the Sisters of Poor Clare are going about their cloistered lives on the outskirts of the city.

The Ecclesiastical Court of the Archbishopric of Burgos in Spain has formally accused the Poor Clare nuns of the Monastery of Belorado with schism, launching proceedings that could soon result in the ...

Sister Angela lifts the youngest baby to her shoulder, its hooves hanging below her waist, and carries the miniature foal from a stall. Following docilely behind is Bluebonnet, the mother, who watches ...

Spain's Archdiocese of Burgos said it is "studying the best way to evict the ex-religious women" after rebel nuns and their superior were excommunicated for rejecting the Catholic Church's authority.

On Aug. 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Clare of Assisi, a woman born into a noble family who was moved by St. Francis’ preaching and decided to embrace a life of poverty, founding ...