Self-tormenting practices were all the rage in ancient Byzantium, from wearing chains to living on top of small pillars—and ...

Longley was born in 1674 in Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was a Puritan woman, Wabanaki captive, Catholic convert and member of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame (CND). She has been called “the ...

Every year since 1995, Leavenworth Summer Theater stages “The Sound of Music,” casting a new lead actress to play the beloved singing nun and nanny Maria Rainer. This year, Fiona ...

Even when survivors do report abuse, many are pressured into reconciliation, says Sister Rosita Kavilpurayidom ...

Sister Vassa will not stay silent, even though her criticism of the Russian Orthodox Church and Patriarch Kirill I has had ...

Meet Sister Pat Farrell, who has turned to weightlifting at age 72 to improve her health, and can now lift more than 160 lbs.

Meet Sister Pat Farrell, who has turned to weightlifting at age 72 to improve her health, and can now lift more than 160 lbs.

Pat Farrell, a 72-year-old nun from San Francisco, is preparing to compete in her first powerlifting competition this ...

SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON) – Pat Farrell, a 72-year-old nun from San Francisco, is preparing to compete in her first powerlifting ...

A restaurant I was poised to visit and write for this month, sadly, had closed unknowingly. Their demise, I can only assume, was swift, as they had neither the time nor, I imagine, the inclination to ...

The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa transforms a Spanish nun, mystic, and writer, into one of the most famous emblems of the ...

The film’s death scene is enhanced by the glorious singing of the opera singers who play the nuns — but the glories of the ...