Pope prays for Spanish missionary murdered in Central African Republic

Pope Francis led thousands of pilgrims in prayer for a Spanish missionary sister killed in Central African Republic. While greeting French pilgrims attending his weekly general audience in St Peter’s Square today (Wednesday), the pope said he was saddened to hear of the brutal murder of Daughter of Jesus Sister Ines Nieves Sancho, a 77-year-old... Read More

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March 6, 2019

Dissenting sisters in Indian rape case say they are Church outcasts

As the Vatican grapples to devise stronger protocols and responses following a historic summit focused on clergy sex abuse of minors, five nuns in India complain of Church repression for their support of a former superior general who was allegedly raped by a bishop. “The Catholic Church leadership has been treating us as outcasts after... Read More

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October 14, 2017

No time to party as girls join convent nuns

The Daughters of Divine Charity in Swaffham are set to feature in a new high-profile four-part TV documentary on Channel 5 entitled Bad Habits, Holy Orders when five self-confessed ‘party girls’ are sent to live at their Norfolk convent for two weeks. The documentary is reported to be the first time in a decade in... Read More

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April 6, 2016

Medieval Franciscan convent opens doors to offer refugees shelter, aid

A medieval Franciscan convent near Assisi opened its doors once again to offer refugees shelter and assistance. With the support of the Order of Friars Minor in Umbria, the local Caritas will provide educational, cultural and language assistance to 13 men from Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria. The Franciscans in Assisi have been working to make... Read More

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April 2, 2015

Court blocks Israeli plan to extend separation wall in Cremisan Valley

Israel’s Supreme Court blocked a plan to build a separation barrier through the Cremisan Valley in the West Bank that would have divided a Catholic monastery, a convent and adjacent olive vineyards. Church officials celebrated the court order, saying it was an early Easter gift as Christians prepared to celebrate the Passion and resurrection of... Read More

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