Pope Francis on Monday met with a community of Poor Clare nuns, whose abbess died when the roof of their monastery collapsed in an earthquake in 2009. The cloistered nuns were able to return to their ...

Life at the Poor Clare Convent at Arundel in Sussex, England, is one of prayer, work, silence and solitude. Unexpectedly, the religious community has now become a chart-topping sensation with 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 ...

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 ...

Shelly Pennefather, who later became Sister Rose Marie, a member of the Poor Clare order, is seen during her time as a member of the women’s basketball team at Villanova University in Pennsylvania.

Sister Mary Marguerite says goodbye to Emma Bills, 7, who was attending the last public Mass Aug. 11 2019, at the Monastery of St. Clare in Memphis, Tenn. This, the last contemplative monastery in ...

In the Albanian town of Scutari, eight Poor Clare sisters have opened the doors of their convent, which was once used as a prison during the Communist regime where many died defending their faith. In ...

PLAIN TWP. − The Poor Clares of Sancta Clara Monastery will host a "Touchdown" fundraiser on Sunday. The day will begin with a Mass at 10 a.m. at the monastery at 4200 Market Ave. N, followed by a ...