MEXICO CITY — It’s the fortnight before Christmas and all through the world’s Catholic convents, nuns and monks are extra busy preparing the traditional delicacies they sell to a loyal fan base even ...

In Louisiana, there are lots of historic buildings and homes, and some of these structures' history span all the way back to when Louisiana was still under French rule. A plethora of knowledge ...

Restoration workers at a 700-year-old convent in Italy found several centuries-old paintings hidden under the whitewashed walls, officials said. Google Street View ...

On Sunday, the first snowfall of December covers the Convent of St. Birgitta in a blanket of pure white. “The world is cloaked in beauty today,” Father David Blanchfield says as he begins delivering ...

RONDA, Spain, Feb 16 (Reuters) - With only four nuns left, southern Spain's historic Corazon Eucaristico de Jesus convent is on the brink of closure. Now its prioress is calling on sisters everywhere ...

Since early September, three elderly nuns have been making international headlines and gaining followers on Instagram after fleeing their nursing home and returning to their convent in Austria. Sister ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sister Rita (left), Sister Regina (centre) and Sister Bernadette were homesick in their care home Three elderly nuns left their ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — An ambitious $100 million plan to turn a former Syracuse convent and college campus into low-income senior housing has become a race to save the historic site from vandals and thieves ...

Our Lady of Lourdes parishioners Vince and Jane Keelan sponsored a room in the renovated convent to honor their late son. “We don’t have any services in this community. The closest housing or shelter ...