When Emma Atkinson told her father that she wanted to be a cloistered Carmelite nun, he thought it was a fleeting desire.

These Carmelite convents were established throughout Europe, with nuns devoted to a cloistered life based on the original rule of Saint Albert, which emphasized solitude, silence, prayer, and fasting.

Cloistered nuns from Buffalo, New York, announced they have officially left the state for Florida in an effort to find "silence and solitude." "Prayerful greetings from sunny Florida! We are happy ...

On Feb. 2, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, celebrated a ...

The Carmelite nuns have left their home at a Christoval monastery after 35 years. "For decades, the Carmelite sisters have carried out a contemplative life of prayer and work at Our Lady of Grace ...

The Carmelite nuns have left their home at a Christoval monastery after 35 years. "For decades, the Carmelite sisters have carried out a contemplative life of prayer and work at Our Lady of Grace ...