Poor Clares
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Poor Clare abbess criticizes Vatican order to close convents with fewer than 5 nuns
Sister María Victoria Triviño, OSC, made her critique in an article regarding the recent closure of a monastery that had... Read more
Catholic authorities in Spain excommunicate, expel renegade nuns
The Catholic Church in Spain has decreed the excommunication and expulsion from consecrated life of the Poor Clare nuns of... Read more
Schismatic Spanish nuns have last chance to avoid formal excommunication
Three of the Poor Clares had to appear before the ecclesiastical tribunal at the latest on Sunday, June 16. However,... Read more
Excommunication looms for renegade group of Poor Clares in Spain
The Ecclesiastical Court of the Archbishopric of Burgos, Spain, has formally accused the Poor Clare nuns of the Monastery of... Read more
Spain archbishop on schismatic nuns: ‘I don’t know if they realize the profound consequences’
Archbishop Mario Iceta of Burgos in Spain noted: “I don’t know if they realize the profound consequences” of their decision. Read more
Blind from birth, Sister Chiara Antonella shares her story of music and prayer
The Poor Clare sister shared in a recent interview about her calling to religious life, life in the monastery, and... Read more
Trust in divine providence: Poor Clare nun follows St. Clare of Assisi’s example
Mother Marie André Campbell, a Poor Clare of Perpetual Adoration at the Our Lady of Solitude Monastery in Tonopah, Arizona,... Read more
Mother Angelica’s ‘first daughter’ Sister Regina dies
Sister Regina first met Mother Angelica, founder of EWTN, while the former was a student at John Carroll High School... Read more
Mother Angelica’s early years: a religious awakening born in the streets of Canton
In honor of Mother Angelica’s 100th birthday, we look at her life growing as the only child of a single... Read more
The little-known connection between hoops and holiness
The start of basketball season always coincides with Thanksgiving, lending a proper season to be grateful for the American-born sport. Read more
Pope Francis in Assisi: ‘It is time that the poor be given back their voice’
The pope met with a group of more than 500 poor people from across Europe. Read more
Pope Francis meets Poor Clare nuns whose monastery was destroyed in 2009 earthquake
Pope Francis on Monday met with a community of Poor Clare nuns, whose abbess died when the roof of their... Read more
