Cloistered Nuns
Cloistered nuns are Catholic religious sisters who live a contemplative life, separate from the outside world. There are several different orders, each following their own charisms and constitutions.
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100 cloistered convents in Spain to open their doors to promote prayer during Lent
The DeClausura Foundation in Spain has launched a campaign to promote prayer during the liturgical season of Lent with the... Read more
Carmelite nuns move from New York to Florida in pursuit of ‘silence and solitude’
“Prayerful greetings from sunny Florida!” a February message on the religious community’s website said. Read more
Is a cloistered nun still ‘useful’ today? The life of Sister Belén de la Cruz
A conference in Spain focused on the life of Sister Belén de la Cruz, a Spanish Carmelite nun who, in... Read more
Two Carmelite nuns in Spain seek to recover the hermitical origin of their order
Mother Ana María and Sister Raquel seek a new hermitage to live out their call to holiness “with a marked... Read more
These cloistered nuns who never leave the convent are at WYD for the first time
They never (or almost never) leave the convent, but one lively group of cloistered nuns is participating for the first... Read more
Pope receives posthumous letter from young Carmelite who wanted to attend WYD
In the letter, Pablo María de la Cruz expressed to the pope his desire to have participated in WYD in... Read more
Order of cloistered nuns leaves Nicaragua after 22 years
In a Feb. 27 post on their Facebook page, the nuns explained: “We, the Trappist Sisters of Nicaragua, have voluntarily... Read more
A look into America’s oldest Carmelite monastery
Nestled in the farmland of Port Tobacco, Maryland stands the oldest Carmelite monastery in America. Founded in 1790, the Mount... Read more
Mother Angelica's monastery elects new abbess, asks for 'continued prayers'
Mother Mary Paschal has been elected the newest abbess of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, Alabama, filling... Read more
Former Protestant takes final vows as cloistered nun in Spain
Sister Evelyn of the Child Jesus took her final vows as a cloistered Dominican nun at the Santo Domingo el... Read more
Spanish business leaders organize to support cloistered communities
A group of businessmen in Spain have joined together to help cloistered religious communities that are unable to support themselves... Read more
This cloistered nun got her doctorate in aerospace engineering
A cloistered nun in India came out of her convent for an extraordinary reason: to attend a graduation ceremony for... Read more
These 61 cloistered nuns visited a prison
A group of 61 cloistered nuns from six monasteries in Santiago, Chile made an historic visit to the local Women's... Read more
Cloistered French nuns to make Gregorian chant album for Universal Music
An order of cloistered Benedictine nuns in France has signed a deal with Universal Music to produce an album of... Read more
